Quote Originally Posted by CDNSushi View Post
First, let me just say that your honest comments and feedback on this are certainly appreciated.... But respectfully, I disagree. If all I wanted was a simple knowledge base, I'd read an encyclopedia, take an evening class at a community college, or read an online FAQ... But as for me, (and this is likely where we part ways)... I LOVE the unnecessary fluff!! Yes, it does require some level of extra moderation. No it does not contribute to the knowledge base, but FWIW, I really WOULD enjoy knowing how many times you danced the jig, LadyM.... That's part of what makes a close-knit community.
If people want to get to know others more intimately, the off topic section, the PM system, people's signature files, their profile images, their photo albums, community meet ups, instant messenger systems or even banter during posting... We have a vast array of tools at our disposal to discover more about the members here at XMarks.

Are all of these things are not enough? We need an arbitrary number next to our name as well that basically means nothing unless we review the contents to see what the points actually came from? Anyone remember those "Geek Codes?" You filled out an online site and it generated a code you could post on your profiles. The number is meaningless unless you researched what it meant. This sounds exactly like that... A meaningless number based on some arbitrary set of rules that someone at some point designed. Pointless.

My profile displaying "100 points" for me welcoming 50 people, owning 3 kilt pins and getting married in a kilt adds nothing more than a line of text that took too much time and effort to add and was quickly forgotten a week later by those who had originally wanted to see it.