Wait, the front page only changed about six months ago. What about the 1 3/4 years prior to that? We made the changes because the site had gone down on its own, there was no longer much to risk, so we upgraded the software.

What I'm reading in that post is that some type of acknowledgment system or accolades is what's missing?
I'm speaking of the change between oct 4-16 of 2006
http://web.archive.org/web/200610040...ntionline.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/200610181...ntionline.com/

What you're reading is that expectations for users are clear by definition ("What AntiOnline IS") and by example ("Top Security/Other Tutorial Writers, AntiPoint Earners") in the old site, and that this new AO has suffered greatly since the software upgrade has removed these indicators of what types of contribution are valued or not. Because now, it seems post count is how you become a respected member of the "community"