Thanks.
We don't reward users for posting in forum games, or AMA's, nor any private forums like the Premium Lounge. It is however enabled in the general discussion. Members need to be able to let go some steam. It's great to have meaningful discussions but sometimes we don't want to do them, we just want to chat with fellow members and have a little fun.
What we do is encourage as much as we can to engage in our webmaster discussions, placing it on top and only showing posts in the what's new page from the webmaster category. They are usually the place to make longer posts compared to general discussion and the DragonByte credits system is a featured packed add on which allows us to rewards more credits for longer posts and threads.
Truth is, people expect rewards nowadays. Not saying my members are ungrateful - it's a general thing I've seen the whole scene gear towards to. The scene has definitely changed the last couple of years and being a community leader is even more hard work now compared to years ago. People have transitioned more into a lurker mode and as a community leader it's our job to engage with our members, create discussions, create activity. It's the same when I browse on other forums. If I read 10 topics/posts, there's probably only 1 or 2 I want to reply to.
So naturally, I expect the same behavior on AJ. That's why it's important to have a decent influx of topics and posts being active. But I'm very glad with the success on AJ and I try to be humble and show gratitude at all times.