Too many meters and ranks and percentages - it feels too gamified to me, and focused on competition between users and not on the content itself. That's just one person's opinion though - I like a bit more minimalism.
Ah, that's just for fun, and we wanted something different that's not really out there. But it's also there to combat spam, trolling, etc.
Its difficult to scan the titles on the homepage - this kills my ability to quickly scan the list of links to see if I want to read them - it'd definitely be easier if it was less photo-centric
Our list view is a more traditional style of viewing content that is available just a click away (next tab over). Hope that helps.