Maybe a way to integrate the points in with this as well:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=150751
Everytime someone "diggs" your topic, you get so many points.
Same goes for the Thanks hack. Receiving thanks = getting points and maybe even giving x number of thanks you get so many points...yes, it can be abused I guess, but I'm trying to encourage my users to start thanking...so idk.