I was just trying to read a diary about a Southern Democratic Governor and got a good chuckle when it degenerated into a freeperesque flame war including the requisite Hitler references. It got me thinking that maybe a fun and helpful tool to demonstrate the Kos community values would be to have start some form of Kos Awards for comments and diaries.
I think some rasberry awards (least friendly post, most paranoid, most tinfoil) might be a good way to demostrate violations of the community code with good humor. We could also recognize the hard work, analysis, and brilliant writing that many Kosta Ricans (or Kossacks or whatever you call our sorry lot) put into their comments with some more positive recognition (best foreign policy post, funniest comment, best domestic policy post, best political analysis . There are 34,000+ users now. Small towns have fairs recognizing the biggest pumpkins and cutest babies and best looking pig..should we give out some blue ribbons and booby prizes as well?