vBulletin 5 Request - Upvote/Downvote or Karma/Gold "Headlines" System

[fenderbob]

It seems to me that forums need to keep up with the interactive features of social media or they are going to be left in the dust.

I would like to get opinions on a mod I've been thinking about similar to a feature on Reddit.

People love it when they are rewarded for their efforts, so why not reward people who make excellent posts?

When a registered member reads the first post, they should be allowed to give that post a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" that would add or deduct points from the OP. With enough points, that user could then purchase a "pin" so that he could feature posts at the very top of thread navigation list (similar to a sticky). He could pin his own threads (or other people's threads) to the top of the thread list for a time that could be set by the administrator (24 or 48 or 72 hours, for example). After the time expires, they'd just sink back down to the regular list. After all his points are used up, the pin option is no longer allowed until he gets some more points from making good posts.

These threads would essentially be "headlines" that would get maximum exposure from visitors on a busy board.

This would give people an incentive to participate on the forum, and also deter people from making worthless posts because they'll be penalized by the community if they do.

Would something like this be a simple mod, or would something like this be practically impossible in vB5?