i completely agree. but for me this is no "ranking", it's a useful information. for newbies its often enlightened when they're answered by someone with a couple of thousand posts. furthermore this shows you how active this community is.

what i want to express is that this information is no ranking at all. just an information. if you want a ranking, don't start by getting rid of something which has nothing to do with it in first place. people exploit their high post count? some also feel superior because of their user name or just because they're some arrogant dumbass.