"One idea I've had that I think might be interesting is dealing with upvotes or points in terms of logarithmic scales. " Ah, came here to say exactly this! Th

"One idea I've had that I think might be interesting is dealing with upvotes or points in terms of logarithmic scales. " Ah, came here to say exactly this! The difference between 100 points and 120 points just isn't as interesting as the difference between 1 and 10. Displaying something like floor(ln(points)) instead of points would be the way to go.