I didn't respond to the poll because my response to it isn't offered there. I will miss hitting the rep button on posts that I really do want to give the recipient a word of encouragement or sympathy or appreciation or praise or privately laugh with them or whatever and it is an almost effortless way to do that.
But the honest side of me clearly informs me that I can still do that--I'll just have to make that extra bit of effort to open a private conversation box to do it. Will I do it as much? I think I will for those things that are inappropriate on the open board. But without the rep feature I expect to use the open board more for appropriate comments that can be placed there.
It feels to get rep from a friend or especially from a 'stranger' who happened to appreciate one of your posts. It feels good to give rep. But I won't miss the mostly unintended obligatory aspect of it--those who expect to get rep back for rep given.
I will enjoy not trying to remember who I 'owe' rep to and it will be a time saver not having to open a gazillion PMs that are rep notifications with no personal comment or those that just say 'thanks for the rep.' All are appreciated--but can be expressed in different ways.
I have enjoyed being able to give a visible thanks to good posts at another site and it is just as meaningful as rep. Evenmoreso because all can see that the person got it and rightfully so. I hope those who give the 'likes' and 'agrees' here will be made visible here too.
It brought people together. This way it appears to have lost that premium touch, as far as I can see, which I am still not seeing the forest for the trees. 
