>>I don't care about the points. IMO, it's a flawed system.
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>Not a criticism, but my views on the points...
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>I think all us of were torn about the feature, but something had to be done about recognizing contributions of members. At least this is partially being done now. I look at the top two names on the list (Cetin and Vlad). Both well worthy of recognition and perhaps not able to afford PUTMs otherwise. Another thing I like about the system is that the UT members are choosing who is worthy, rather than the UT. Very democratic.
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>Any feedback to improve the system appreciated.

I don't know how to improve the system, but my problem is that the original poster doesn't always mark the message. What this means is that sometimes correct responses will go unmarked, while others will. What I'm saying is, just because a person has lots of points, doesn't mean that people with fewer points is not contributing just as many correct answers.