Thanks for clearing that up, and i agree... stuff like that would only generate competition between members, and people who weren't into this kind of competition would just bail out... i think it's better the way it is...There used to be arrows under the username on the left side of your post. They'd indicate post count or member groups.
Not everyone here would be interested in getting points for whatever. It would give the impression that its a competition oriented forum and scare away people that weren't interested.
Some forums give points or money for each post. They caqn be used to buy avatar privilages'n stuff. But that just encourages spamming.
I give the idea a thumbs down. But brain storming is always good.