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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 5143619" data-attributes="member: 18280">I think that the point is:  If you want EN World to feel more like Circvs Maximvs, this is the way to go.When the kudos were largely in the shadows -- and only kudos, not negrep as well -- then you felt good, and were happy about receiving those kudos.  Because it was just about your posts, not about someone else's, unless you were the giver.  Sort of like Christmas presents.But, like Christmas presents, when you start comparing with the Joneses, things get wonky.  Add the ability to take away Christmas presents, and the sure knowledge that someone else is getting XP for a post that puts someone on your personal "naughty" list, and I'm not seeing a whole lot of happy.People will, perhaps, buy memberships to help fuel a repwar.  In that way, I can see it helping your bottom line in the short term only.  But changing the nature of the board overall might well mean changing the level of traffic, and the level of participation, for the worse.  And that could harm your bottom line in the long term.Something, perhaps, to think about.But it's your back yard, and you call the shots.  And I fully support your right to do so.RC</blockquote>