Reputations

[Boromir88]

I just don't care for the idea of point accumulation, as, whether anyone cares to admit it or not, it does lend an aura of competition to posting.

I take that as a good thing. That only prods people to write intriguing, thoughtful, posts and gets you to learn a lot more about Tolkien.

I think also if you look at the discussions on the board (even this one), most people get a long and enjoy eachother's input.