So I didn't even see this coming, and I couldn't be any happier about it. I feel like this allows the newest users to better chart how their doing in the community, like milestones. Just signing on is one thing, and that's already rewarded with an ever increasing amount of steempower, and just voting doesn't really say much about your involvement with the content producers outside of you liking it.

But signing on and actually working to become a part of the community (regardless of financial reward)is a whole different beast, and now this number, while not the only indicator, is one metric that will help boost morale while warning others about potential trolling/crap posting.

Dunno how it'll turn out, but from this steemian, thanks dude/s/ette/s !