Steemians could then use it to put their Introduction Verification posts as Sticky to their Profile and it becomes easier to spot ID thieves and fakers.
I've noticed that many attractive "girls" posting regular pictures and with significant aggregate payouts have never verified in any way, but as it is necessary to scroll through their entire post history to see there was no verification not many bother to do that and unaware continue to upvote fakers.
It is also useful for important communications/notices that users may wants others to see first when entering their Profile page.