What SpM is saying can indeed be a danger when you get 'points' systems - you may spend many hours/brain cells in crafting a post which makes you sit back with satisfaction, and yet it does not get points. If you start thinking about the reasons then you could drive yourself up the wall! But, it isn't about points, it's about the simple joy of just making your point or telling your tale as well as you can! Of course, points are a good thing to get (and I
always go 'ooh' in dleight when I get them), but you can't have them all of the time.
I just give them out when I like what someone has said, and as I write in the RPGs, give them out whenever I can there (sometimes the 'limit' thingie stops me giving them out as often as I'd like), as I know how much effort it takes to write those pieces. If someone makes me laugh aloud they'll often get a virtual 'pat on the back' too. I don't set parameters for where I give points, as for me it would defeat the object; sometimes, 'brevity is the soul of wit'.
