Like any other post , this will have those who agree or disagree with the issues raised. some may see it as a whine , moan , groan, rant, etc, it it not intended to be, but rather some personal obsevations of the site in general. Before making comments, one has to ask the questions. Firstly , what makes this site apart fom other "professional" security related sites different? what makes it so popular? Is it really that popular. I do not know the answers to these questions , but can only give you my thoughts. To me, The AP system is outdated, if a moderaator wishes to ban someone for flaunting the rules, this should be enough.
A post that asks for help and gets a satisfactory reply in the first couple of posts is then followed by repetitive information or inaccurate B******T, usually by individuals who would appear to have absolutely no great in depth knowledge, experience or recognisable qualifications in computer architechture, technology, hardware, software, etc. Yes greenies are nice under your name, but will they get you a job, I do not think so. I suppose like a lot of other areas in life it's nice to get recognition, but if this site is your be all, and end all of you life, and the only way to recognition, e.g "Whoopeee I'm now a senior member in AO" Good Luck

ps. Yes I plead guilty to contributing my share of meaningless and shitty posts