I hadn't realized that shout-outs worked like that, that's neat! Why the soul-searching? I wouldn't really call it that. I'm interested in what Hubski does to conversation. So far, in my experience, it seems to really encourage quality discussion. People seem to have a refreshing ability to disagree with one another and talk about it without it turning into a brawl. From what I can tell that's largely influenced by the moderation system, and this is an aspect of that that I literally had not once ever considered until I noticed today that someone had muted me. This left me with many questions about how Hubski users typically use the mute function, many of which have been answered in detail. Some by you! Sorry if I misread hostility where it didn't exist!