Don't sweat the small stuff bro, getting rep'ed up is like growing. Do all the right things, have some patience and you will be rewarded in the end. That first harvest you have will be awesome in two ways, you will have some smoke and people will be hitting you right and left for making it through a successful grow. As time goes on and you stick around to help people out you will get the rep, I promise.
Most things that come easy is fleeting, isn't appreciated and isn't worth having.