I am interested in gathering some sparklit users to help me persuade sparklit implement what I think would be a great feature.
A point system! Underneath where the users 'post count' is will be another count called 'points'. The admin can decide how many points are given for each post on different forum catagories. Also appointed admins and mods can deduct and give points to certain member if they are being rewarded or punished. At present the only reward i can give a member is to make them an admin. Wouldn't it be good if there was a point system so you could give more trivial rewards and punishments and not keep increasing your staff? This point system would work alongside a ranking system (so many points and the user upgrades rank). To see this feature in action view this Tolkien site - http://lotrplaza.com/

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