Agreed on all counts. Especially that being one of the reasons why I'd want to be discounted. Another is just that I don't need it. If it's supposed to be to give praise to users who deserve it, I definitely don't. Like... people know who I am at this point or they don't. If they don't then they either will at some point or don't run in the same communities. But there are a TON of great users who don't get attention like they should. I don't want to take away from that.
As for Stamuel... yeah I dunno when that started but it makes me laugh everytime.