OK I've added a new component to the forums called 'Activity' you'll see it at the top left navigation bar. You'll also see a new bar and some numbers under your avatar and post count.

You get points for forum activity, some activities give you more points than others. I know it doesn't mean much, but the increase in forum activity is directly reflected to potential sponsors and google searches.

However this part is important...
Our forums have been growing well on their own, and running nicely with everyone's input, so implementing this is for fun.
I will remove it if we see people double posting, spam or obvious point gathering (statistic padding) because one may feel the need for self importance.
Please just use it as a bit of fun and interaction with others, thus building the best Sandman community!

One of the neat features is I can see where our traffic is coming from, other sites where YOU refer new members to mySandman.com.au.