This is a repost of a reply I gave to someone else.  If you have more questions, just PM me.

Hello everyone!

I know there is quite a bit of concern about the 100 top activity list.  I should inform you that this does not necessarily mean just in-game time alone.  Players who sit afk or riding in minecarts for 10 hours will find themselves slipping down the list due to a few things:

1) Your activity on the server will increase your ranking.  This means leveling your skills, building, and various other tasks that will give you 'credit' so to speak

2)  Events that are hosted are being timed to allow for optimal access to all players who can participate.  If you find yourself missing out on one, never fear!  More will come as the weeks progress closer toward our release of V6

3)  "I'm not in the top 10!!!1one"  Yes, this will happen, and, IT'S OK!  Being in the top 10 is wonderful, as you will gain tokens, but that is not the only way to gain them!  Keep a watch out for our events, participate, and watch for announcements and upcoming news on the website. 

All in all, if you stay active, and continue to play as you normally would, you have a very good chance of making the top 100.  Our Admins are aware that players are using various methods to afk farm time on the server, and we will be keeping a close eye on those who are still participating in the community.  If all else fails, and you do not make the top 100, do not fret.  V6 will be better and even more enjoyable than our current map.  100% guaranteed.   There will be so much stuff to do, build, and enjoy yourself with.  Stick with us, and we promise to give you one of the best Minecraft online experiences that can be offered.

From Lawrence on the official V6 token thread:

Firstly I'd like to add that those users who receive and collect Tokens won't be given a "bunch of buffs" as you put it; the Tokens are there to give players a helping hand with items such as tools and blocks when the server is first released. Once we are aware how many total Tokens have been awarded we can set a fair exchange rate between them and the items you can gain.

We are completely aware that people don't want to constantly spend their time on Noobstown and this is why we are offering a range of ways to actually "earn" Tokens: every week between now and the release of V6 the 10 most active players from that week will receive a prize, yes; but we are also going to offer the option to earn these Tokens through events and competitions between now and the release!
The system is designed to reward activity on the server and ensure that these last few months aren't played in vain. As I already explained above the actual rewards (items/blocks which will be redeemable in V6) will be fairly priced once we are aware of how many actual Tokens have been collected by everyone. The Tokens are fairly allocated to all who are most active and so between now and the release everyone on Noobstown has an equal chance to earn the same number of Tokens as any other user.
Whilst our calculation does include 'simply being online' the ordering of the users in the "Most Active" is weighted according to a variety of different factors of which many cannot be simply "cheated" as you claim. Also any user who is caught "cheating" the system will be removed from Token system and won't receive any rewards; plus it will be seen as breaking the exploitation rule and will they be punished accordingly.

I can understand your concern but this system has been introduced to give a fair way for players to get a helping hand at the beginning of V6 for their current actions in V5.9.

-ItsLawrence

Will everyone start out without money?

Yes, all money will be cleared.