I also want to suggest that it might be interesting to have some non-numeric display that still allows for the 'quick scan' that you mention.

I also dislike the lack of points because I find myself voting things down more than I would before. In the past, if something were at 0 or -1 points, usually I'd think, "They probably get the point." Now I find myself downvoting things that probably don't need one more down vote.