Yeah, it's very inconsistent i had this avatar for nearly 2 years before i had to change it. I also had shit filterbroked in my sig for quite some time before an admin changed it (which was like 2~ weeks after i had to change my avatar ).
Eh, i don't really care. The only things i really rate up are cj threads, nixnot, and some of the people who rated me up to scholar. It's more trouble than it's worth i think.