My jl777 account is now in the top 300 of the richlist! If to combine all the funds in my taker marketmaker account it would get me close to the top 200. Not bad for someone who didnt have time to look into steemit until well after the July 4th beta release.
I still have a couple weeks of daily transfers from poloniex in the queue, but after that my rise on the richlist will likely slow down a lot, simply due to the larger and larger amounts needed. I started out way down the richlist, but through hard work have gradually climbed the ladder.
I think the GUI should show an accounts place on the richlist as this does provide a tangible goal and also allows you to see if you are "swimming against the tide". What I mean is that given two accounts with the same amount of VESTS, the one that is getting more authoring and curating awards will rise against the other, in terms of VESTS.