How to get Stackoverflow Reputation

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 5:13 PM UTC

asjo wrote: post #30

jrockway wrote: post #7

Yeah, I do the downvoting thing from time to time. If there are few answers, and I think mine is slightly better, I will downvote them so mine goes to the top. This usually results in lots of points, since people see mine at the top and upvote, and see the others at the bottom, and downvote them. (The same thing works here, but I don't do it. My comments usually get upvoted anyway, for some reason.) The funny part is…

Yeah, I do the downvoting thing from time to time. [...] Anyway, I hate to "game" sites like StackOverflow, but there is no incentive not to. So why do you do it? Your "hate" doesn't overshadow the good feeling of getting a lot of points?

Post by jrockway » Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 6:36 AM UTC

asjo wrote: post #30

jrockway wrote: post #7

Yeah, I do the downvoting thing from time to time. If there are few answers, and I think mine is slightly better, I will downvote them so mine goes to the top. This usually results in lots of points, since people see mine at the top and upvote, and see the others at the bottom, and downvote them. (The same thing works here, but I don't do it. My comments usually get upvoted anyway, for some reason.) The funny part is…

Yeah, I do the downvoting thing from time to time. [...] Anyway, I hate to "game" sites like StackOverflow, but there is no incentive not to. So why do you do it? Your "hate" doesn't overshadow the good feeling of getting a lot of points?