Apologies if it appears I insinuated otherwise. I meant to give two different answers to your post. On the topic of the simulation, not only would it be cool, but it also provides a baseline of comparison over time.

Staying power is a measure of participation and investment. A community like POB can't survive without either. Providing opinions is critical, but without seeing how those opinions play out somehow, we're just relying on blind faith.

Even criticisms of your data will bear fruit. You can tailor the data presentation to address the questions of anyone. For instance, @onealpha stated his opinion on the awards system. Knowing nothing else about this person except his posts and voting behaviors, he is a consistent and successful investor. Is his opinion enough for me and my hard-earned investment, personally? No, but coupling his position with some hard-soft numbers to review becomes enough.