...Why is that? Aren't your realm mates the people you know best? I just can't understand the logic behind that.
As for the incoming medals tapering off, I personally do not bother to give medals to people who already have tons. What's the point? I would rather give them to under-recognized players (as determined by the medal system) whom I have found to be trustworthy, fun, or good RPers.
I do much the same thing.
In my opinion everyone should be able to give out medals, maybe once a month or something and at most one per other player (ever), with a minimum time in game before they can give out any. Some limits are good, but I don't care for the fact that you have to essentially be nominated by other players before being able to give out medals yourself. It makes it a closed system.
This, I completely disagree with. Medals are not supposed to be democratic or evenly distributed. They are supposed to be distinguishing features whereby players who have demonstrated their positive influence on the game are recognized; they are inherently non-egalitarian, and to make them egalitarian defeats their purpose. I generally give medals to newer players, but occasionally to older ones who make new contributions: but if newer players don't make equal contributions, there's simply no reason they should be rewarded.
