dont make me create a feel good award =)
Speaking of feel good awards, what about some related to:
1) high number of views for a thread - I've seen some posts with thousands of views. Reward the OP with some points. Could be scaled 100 views = x points, 500 = y, 1000 = z, etc.
2) high number of replies to a thread - similar to #1 above (probably lower numbers though).
3) high number of likes/reactions for a post
The "top" post in sightings/distressed has 1,146 replies and 50K views! I think they should be rewarded.