That is also a system I would support. I would add BOTH the thread star rating and the brainstorm need to be non-anonymous. I actually said this in another thread.. but I don't think people should have the ability to "bad" talk (and yes, voting negative on someone IS bad talking them) without having the guts to say so out loud - but I don't want people to not vote for my solution because they disagree with me here (and I know a lot of people feel more comfortable hiding behind a blanket).

I dunno... Tex - Brainstorm mod.. is it "cluttering" Brainstorm if I make a second proposal that says : Everything in Solution #4 + Non-anonymous brainstorm voting and thread stars? Plus.. I want to go so far as to allow individual posts to have a "Dislike" button right by the Thanks button that operates in exactly the same way. Maybe thats too argumentative?