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Originally Posted by shoutcast
newbies are meant to contribute so that the forum can grow !
want to take must contribute
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i was reading something when i came across this , which i thought was a good way to use reputation : to run SB by the community
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FAQ - Stack Overflow
What is reputation?
Reputation is completely optional; normal use of Stack Overflow — asking and answering questions — does not require any reputation whatsoever.
As we've said all along — Stack Overflow is run by you! If you want to help us run Stack Overflow, you'll need reputation first. Reputation is a (very) rough measurement of how much the Stack Overflow community trusts you. Reputation is never given, it is earned by convincing other Stack Overflow users that you know what you're talking about.
Here's how it works: if you post a good question or helpful answer, it will be voted up by your peers: you gain 10 reputation points. If you post something that's off topic or incorrect, it will be voted down: you lose 2 reputation points. You can earn up to 200 reputation per day, but no more. (Note that votes for any posts marked "community wiki" do not generate reputation.)
Amass enough reputation points and Stack Overflow will allow you to go beyond simply asking and answering questions:
15 Vote up
15 Flag offensive
50 Leave comments
100 Vote down (costs 1 rep), create new tags
250 Vote to close or open your questions
500 Retag questions
750 Edit community wiki posts
2000 Edit other people's posts
3000 Vote to close any questions
5000 Delete comments on your posts
10000 Delete closed questions, access to moderation tools
At the high end of this reputation spectrum there is little difference between users with high reputation and moderators. That is very much intentional. We don't run Stack Overflow. The community does.