You know I actually had something good to contribute to this thread, but the creator had to screw it up and say it was pointless.
I'll say it anyway.
I used to run a site, Monster Mayhem. Mind the topic, as I'm sure most of you don't care about it, but the site design is very similar to this one. We can see profile views.
This is what a profile looks like on that website:
Monster Mayhem Discussion Board - View Profile: MayhemAdmin
You can see views, friends, and even have personal blogs there, as well as public conversations between them. This is a mod's profile.
Just my two cents. There are things that can be done.