The only real favorites threads I don't particularly care for are the 'favorite member' threads and the like.

There are a lot of social groups forming amongst the most recent waves of new members. It's not necessarily a bad thing - the forums can be a very social place, and it's good to see these guys making friends, but it's evident just how clique-ey it's become with all of these 'who do you like?' threads popping up everywhere. The same names occupy 1/3 of the posts in said threads. Moreover, there's always the converse, and these topics can spawn the likes of 'which member don't you like?', and that's just bad news bears.