It's interesting to see the stats that relate to forums and threads etc., but my two cents is that any statistics about the posting of members should NOT be published. Why?
Because too many people enjoy their celebrity status on this board, and too many posts are made just to keep up with the image of themselves. The more the board can be de-personalised the better. I thought it was a great move to strip away the status of all members (junior, senior, elite member etc.) and to strip away publishing the top 10 posters. I would go one step further and remove the number of posts that each person has made to the board, so that the only information for any member is their username and what date they registered.
The less 'personality' oriented the board is, the better. By not showing any metrics per individual it would diminish the ability of anyone to get excited about their perceived 'status'. If there's no ability to increase your post count, and no ability to compare your metrics with someone else's metrics ...then the quality of posting will go up.
