I know Dave is considering weighting the entries ... but that's taking it a bit too far, I think.
Really?
To quote Dave's reply a day or so ago:
If you don't post much then you aren't contributing to the forum. You can read it every day, but that's not adding value.
I know some posters who I'd gladly give the scope to for a single comprehensive post, so post cost in this instance is not a good indicator. But in general, post count is the only way to do at a general level.
And
In a way they do, but not nearly as valuable as those who actually contribute.Doesn't this imply
contribution to the forum is ranked high in Dave's view, I think it does and it does IMO too.
Isn't the knowledge base of the experienced members valuable to the forum?
You bet it is and it's the main reason behind my input into this thread in reply #28.
If the occasional prize/gift becomes available to those that have had a significant input, why's that a bad thing?
Wouldn't it be an incentive for those that have not joined or their post count is low to further share their wisdom and improve the forum more?
It would seem there'll be a few goodies up for grabs in the near future and I don't see why Dave wouldn't want to reward someone that has made significant contributions with maybe some of the spoils in his goodies bag.