Overal very good suggestions, JP. I would like to emphasize some issues already brought up, though:
Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Unnecessary.... Furthermore they will lead to the same problems you have with green dots right now. People will come with the intent of getting their shirt rather than learning or teaching.
I agree. Rewards of any kind, other than the fact of contributing, are wrong motivators.

Originally posted here by mnstrgrl
One reason NOT to go back to anonymous APs: abuse. The point of making that information available is to keep users accountable. AP alliances are much easier to pull off with anonymous assignments.
Indeed.

Something else:
I do not agree with the "thread" APs for off-topic forums. They should be banned altogether for those forums. APs should only be used for threads/posts intented to contribute to the collective knowledge base. If they remain in place, people will assign points because a joke is funny/not funny, a political/religious oppinion is not to their liking, or when they do not agree on what OS is better. You could advocate that people will only use them to filter out crappy threads, trolls or spammers, but we all know that this isn't a very realistic prediction, especially when the AP system becomes an anonymous one.

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Other points; when a "gold point" is implemented, it shouldn't be applied to those who currently have a high AP amount. The amount should be reset, and APs should be re-assigned using the new system to avoid results based on old corrupted data (ie, high AP status because of jokes). I also think the titles (Jr. Member, Sr. Member, etc) should be based on this new AP status, and NOT on post count.
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