probably there would be less spam and fewer repetitive comments, some topics would not have dozens and dozens of pages of replies with more or less the same information.

I can tell you that some users write some really interesting and valuable posts and it is easy to "notice" them in the mass of posts. they are passionate gamblers you feel it
or they create a valid and innovative discussions and add value to the section.

others report silly information and clearly write only to reach a certain number of posts....
in the long run you learn to recognize the two categories