When you post questions or answers that other users don't like, they can click the down arrow and you lose 2 points Rep score. Minus 4 sounds like you have 2 voted down. That also happens sometimes if you violate the rules.
Posted by Ryan in 2009:
EHelp.com is a reputation based community. You can gain reputation scores by asking quality questions (clear and useful) and posting helpful answers. When other users vote your question or answer up, you will receive 5 points of reputation, but when they vote it down, you'll lose 2 points. If your post gets removed by the moderator/reputable users, you'll lose 20 points.