the place really would be a disaster without it...the chats would have ten times as much nonsense as they do now...at least now, if someone is annoying, its probable they will have been called out numerous times, and you can decide ahead of time if its worth dealing with it...its also the only defense against secret alliances, since those are really not enforceable by the mods...
postives are hardly as useful, but they do give everyone an op to give support for a good player, and encourage a new player as well....some of us type out a lot of them..

some dont...so the number isnt as meaningful as it could be...but if the system was dropped for a week, there would be ten times as many flamewar posts...and everyone, except the problem people would be asking for it to be reinstated...
and monaco, i thought that avatar looked familiar...couldnt place it at first...