Originally Posted by Babylon

I don't know about the emcees thing, personally. I'm five years in & still haven't even got an emcee, because they're just wholly unimportant to me and impact nothing. In fact I found them almost a damper on my profile, which is why I decided against it. Perhaps this is just me, though.

This is because they've been neglected, the same with forum awards. The lack of action when it comes to handing out items/awards has just left people indifferent about them. If awards and emcee items were predictors of activity and ability and were handed out promptly they would begin to be valued.

Originally Posted by Babylon

I don't know about the emcees thing, personally. I'm five years in & still haven't even got an emcee, because they're just wholly unimportant to me and impact nothing. In fact I found them almost a damper on my profile, which is why I decided against it. Perhaps this is just me, though.

This is because they've been neglected, the same with forum awards. The lack of action when it comes to handing out items/awards has just left people indifferent about them. If awards and emcee items were predictors of activity and ability and were handed out promptly they would begin to be valued.