Quote Originally Posted by gatekeeper53 View Post
The thing is that all the points granted so far and $1 will get you a cup of coffee. I see the points as being like a shiny new toy that does nothing but keep an interest. l
Prescisely the point. Without the interest and participation then DC would dwindle significantly. And how else do you measure participation between teams? No teams then? These teams would not be anywhere near where/what they are without a point system. And Berkeley realized the validity of having points, otherwise they wouldn't have been built into the system.