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<h2>What is reaping?</h2>
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Reaping is the process by which undesirable nodes are taken out of circulation.
When a node is reaped, [NodeReaper] claims the node as his own, i.e. he becomes
the new owner of the node. He places a link to a location where you can see
the old node and the reason it was considered for reaping (if one was provided).
He also informs the node's previous owner of the reapage.
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A reaped node can only come back from [NodeReaper]'s realm if it is resurrected by the [gods].
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A node which has been [id://92975|considered] for reaping will be claimed by the
[NodeReaper|Reaper] once all of the following conditions are met:
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<li><tt> $reputation < 0 </tt></li>
<li><tt> $reap_votes > 4 </tt></li>
<li><tt> 2 * $keep_votes + $edit_votes < 4 </tt></li>
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<p>A node which doesn't meet the above criteria may still be reaped, but only through [gods|godly] intervention.</p>
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Note, however, that these conditions are only checked (and possibly acted upon) when Moderation votes are registered, not when reputation votes are cast.
Therefore, the actual reapage of a node meeting the above conditions only happens on the casting of the critical moderation <b>reap</b> vote, and <i>not</i> on the critical reputation downvote.
This is why it is possible, for example, for a node to accrue a reputation substantially lower than 0 before it is finally reaped.
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Point #3 above bears some clarification. What it means is that 2 'keep' votes are sufficient to prevent a node from being reaped, as are 1 'keep' + 2 'edit', and 0 'keep' + 4 'edit'.
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See also: [id://92975]
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