So I'm in favour of ranking, because it might inspire people to post more,
Hi Bugeye, I must admit I dont know anyone who has added more posts to just get a better status. Wouldnt that just get people creatings posts just for the sake of it which just means the quality of posts go down?? I would def stop all notifications on a thread if that were the case as people would just put OK..I AGREE.. or some other short term which would add to their numbers. I like notifications because they may be of interest that someone has put up a valuable comment to the topic.
Do members need a reward system for posting?? Personally I doubt it, but thats just me.
A system which rewards people for posting lots on the site with statuses which imply greater spiritual wisdom doesnt make sense.