There are some features of vBulletin which allow us to use rank but I don't really want to use it as it can also be used in a negative way. There are loads of enhancements for the software so I will have a scout around to see what is available.
For the simple post count, rather than reflect some kind of 'status' which as you say, can be meaningless if someone makes 500 useless posts. I would quite like to come up with something fun and tongue in cheek
