'Resistance' ratings?

OK,
Sorry for the newbie question, but what generates our ET and NWO resistance and 'awareness' points?

I understand that it is helpfull to keep track of people who have been posting for a long time, but I don't comprehend why these scores are posted in the way that they are. I mean, if your points are just based on how many times you post, a guy who writes a message about Anna Nicole Smith every ten seconds will eventually have the greatest 'awareness' of us all! ...as such, I'm assuming that's not how the ranks are tabulated!

And, as for the categories... why 'resistance'? That word implies that all 'who should know better' should know that the ETs are our enemies -- a presumption that, to me, seems to undermine the point of this website and board. Why not title this ranking 'ET Perception' or something like that?

But I DON'T mean to complain. I love this site. I'm just a little confused by the less than direct 'scoring' system (i'm also confused by the real world's 'scoring' system, BTW:lol.

Jim

Good points.

I always thought it was a little silly. I was under the impression that the reason for disposing of the 'post counter' was to discourage those who thought they'd gain status through from making lots of useless, inane posts.

If the new 'awareness' system works the same way does that not suggest to those same people that their increased 'awareness' is also dependent on the number of posts made?