Yes JB, me too...
But my embracing the points-system (in whatever form) is not to be construed as my approval of the same. My principles haven't haven't changed... and they will not. As I said earlier, I've just resigned to the fact that they are here to stay.
So I've decided to let go of the occasional rant of the points-system and rather spend time working around it to my advantage. A case in point is that if don't like an OP's content, I would use the Rating System to downgrade his/her rating that he has otherwise earned from other like-minded point crazy brethren. Plus, I also put my Moderator Rights to best use ;-)
What happened to you man? ;-)
Parenthood my friend... It turns your life upside down :-)
It teaches you a lot and makes you a whole new person. But hey... you know these things better than me. Ain't ya?
pk