<p>^I didn’t like the idea either. Dumb.</p>
<p>A bunch of very clever, green-square-seeking parents started a few threads shortly after the system was created to break the code and repeatedly reward each other with more and more little green squares. It took some creative teamwork. The threads were rather funny to read as together they discovered nuances of the system and then made adjustments to help each other out. It became more of a popularity contest than the form of recognition it was designed to be. Duh! lol</p>
<p>Most (all?) of the parents with bunches of green squares were frequent visitors and contributors to the Parents Cafe. If you were to go there and read any basic thread on any topic, nearly every one of them had dozens of little green squares under their name! Kind of funny. (I didn’t partake but occassionally read along and watched it all unfold.)</p>