I like the skill. The fact that people are concerned about Skill means it must be having an effect.
The only thing I would mention is that there are some valuable posters who rarely write more than a few sentences. They often have some good insights in those posts, but not enough to rate skill.
I'm not sure how to correct that, but it just seems like there are a group of posters who don't do enough in a single post to earn skill, but if their overall contribution is measured then they definitely deserve it.
I think the system is working as it was designed, but this one type of CPer can be overlooked in this system.
Perhaps if some of the Skill Designators would, once a week or every couple weeks, nominate some of these "beneficial but not prolific" members for skill points, then the recognitions would better reflect contribution.
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