Eww, hell no to getting rid of cookies. if you like something than give them one to congratulate them. That's what there for.
Allow me to use the original quote from Francis's announcement.
Francis wrote:
You can also reward a good post by giving it a cookie by giving it a [cookie].
By a good post, he meant somethign that actually has meaning. It was a .GIF with Franis and a Landmaster. That's not what I'd call "The most high-quality post on the site".
Quote:
Only one cookie can be given per 24 hours, so choose wisely
Randomly picking something you like and boosting its quality WAAAAAAAY past what it should be is NOT choosing wisely.
It seems that it's all a popularity contest. Only those that spam or are well liked get cookies.
I haven't got one stupid cookie. Why? 'Cause half the people on this site are retards. I'm not saying that I've done anything to earn it, I'm just saying that people are stupid and abuse/waste their cookies.