LOL, that thread is a riot Arkcon. But I'm not sure I'd agree it "covers the topic well"...
For my part, I don't give or take mole snacks because I don't really think such things are helpful to anyone. Especially a place like this, a person's posts really speak for themselves. I've been at a lot of internet forums, even moderated at a few (still do, in fact), and I've come to believe these kinds of "board rewards" typically just cause more grief than anything. The kind of fighting and whining and hand-wringing over them really just blows my mind sometimes.
I do find it curious that snacks are not mentioned at all in the board FAQ. Maybe if the FAQ included a brief guideline for why people should give or take them, they would be more useful.