In regards to "Kudos". Yes, I agree with Ragnar. Someone with numerous kudos would automatically lead readers to assume their analysis is correct, whereas someone with little in the way of kudos would be relegated to being a less read thread. This happens on the Motley Fool all the time. There are alot of rubbish ideas by some people on there with a lot of recommendations.
On another note, how friggin' hard is it for boardmembers to post a new topic in the "Investment Ideas" board in this format:
Ticker Symbol (exchange if necessary, non-US stock) - Name of Company
For such bright people, how god-damn lazy are some of you?

Cheers!