Charles, your frustration is warranted. It's something all of us have been through, especially when we were newer to the site. The point system is far from perfect, and most of us, myself included, have fought valiantly over the years to get Sol to consider tweaks. I carried that torch around for years. Loudly contributing to the discussion every time it came up. But as time went by, my priorities shifted. When it happened, the point system, with or without flaw, became a distant undercurrent. I don't know if it will happen for you, but I hope so because it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
It was simple: I finally recognized that the spirit of this workshop site is to invest in helping each another improve our writing. How that process is packaged matters little when you begin to see how it translates: The more time invested, the more significant the fruits. For me, the time invested equaled a drastic improvement in my writing skills. And not only that, but as I grew as a writer, my earnest desire to give back grew exponentially with it. And so did my points......which I could give a fiddlers fart about by that time.
As a former torch carrier, the last thing I'd want to do is put a damper on your enthusiasm to suggest improvements. But if I could take back the time I invested in such things, I would. This is why I chose to comment, and probably why pretty much everyone commenting on this thread keeps bringing up the value of relationship building.
