I like the points on comments and miss them (not that I just miss change). Often I don't have time to read a whole discussion but just want to get the gist of

I like the points on comments and miss them (not that I just miss change). Often I don't have time to read a whole discussion but just want to get the gist of what people are saying about an article, scanning for the highest scoring comments (while not perfect) helps me quickly decide if I want to read more of the discussion.