One thing to remember in defense of the F & G forum - it's a wonderful place for newbies to come to and have a little fun and meet members in a more relaxed atmosphere tthan chat. When I came to the library, I tried both. Hated chat, loved F & G. I don't go there too much any more, but I met some wonderful people there...Pertez, louise, DungeonMaster6, Hawk_Fann come to mind right away...there can be some fun conversations going on in those silly posts.
As for the awards based on post count - who cares? For those to whom post counts and thanks counts are important...go for it. For the rest of us who measure our worth differently...we'll just do our thing.