I was thinking with the bench bucks, a way it can be done and would hopefully drum up some extra activity on theBench.
I never understood why we had them, but then remembered there used to be a way to spend them, I just never did before they went away.
What if we did something like this:
1) get 1 point per post
2) get 2 points per B/S/T thread started
3) get 3 points per non B/S/T thread started
4) get points for sending in cards to theBench - there would be limits on what could be sent, and one person would have to be in charge of deciding what the point values assigned to each card are
5) periodically (timeframe to be determined by person in charge of bench points) one of the cards that was sent to theBench is auctioned off, but only Bench points can be used.
6) only the winner of the auction loses their bench points, everyone else gets to keep them.
7) if you win the card, then it is sent to you free of charge! (Maybe we have the winner pay the shipping costs themselves though, that could get pricey for theBench to handle)
8) allow bench points to be traded between members. Maybe you’re not interested in using your bench points in the auctions, but someone loves them and they have a card you want, then just trade your bench points to them for the card!
Allowing members to trade bench points incentivizes them to trade on this forum over FB groups or other platforms.