Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16047389-20140212221206

Okay, this isn't exactly a pressing matter, but is anyone else a little annoyed by users that just give whatever thread they create kudos?

When I look at it, I see a mechanic that's purpose is to show how many other people like, respect, or agree with a thread's topic or content. I actually check out the people who kudos a thread to get a bit of a feel on a user's personal stance on said topic. So it's a little irritating when someone starts a thread, then immediately kudos it themselves.

Are kudos even really that important in the long run? I mean, it's not like they are recording on your profile or anything like "This user has 9001 kudos". I could understand if there was some kind of long-term "scoreboard" for it, but they are only tied to the thread/comments.

Please tell me I'm not the only one with this point of view. 