Was thinking somewhere along those lines myself but there could be one or two people on holiday that might to want to catch up on rep when they get back so we'll leave it for the time being. We haven't all hit the max.
If Mick finds out how to increase the amount of rep you can receive, all the rep given that isn't showing will go onto your total. All isn't lost yet. Just think, you could be like brb and stuck on 10.
A bit of a pain isn't it. You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to neveroffsidereff again.