Steam has finally got rid of those goddamn clown awards

Steam has announced a big change to its community awards system that means they no longer confer Steam points to awardees and, thank god, has freed us all from that one jester icon that people would unthinkingly hand out to any content they found offensive or idiotic.

If you've ever dipped into a game's Steam forums, or its guides, or its reviews, you've probably noticed something: a whole lot of the stuff posted there absolutely blows. On the one hand, hey, it's the internet, right? But...