>>>>>OK you got me here, if you don't get any benefits for getting points (ie free PUTM) & there are no rankings that are viewable, exactly what is the point of the points system ?
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>>>>See my response, that's exactly what I'm questioning here.
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>>>Sorry there
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>>Don't apologise, I was agreeing with your comment.
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>Just joking with that.
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>The points system, in its current form, seems to me (as well) somewhat pointless & a little on the childish side.

A pointless points system, got a ring to it :-)

>When there were benefits, I thought it was biased towards people living to the west of us, the majority of questions being asked after we finish work over here. A flawed system from the outset, mainly of value in highlighting the answers to problems.

Exactly.

Kev