received upvotes from users either unfamiliar with math and programming or with the site.

True. 5 out of 47. But then if "meritocracy" judges merit by rank, the author of that node still ranks in the top 100 most meritorious monks, despite having not been here for almost a year and all his other failings.

So, do we set the bar at level 20?

And given my history here, perhaps I should be excluded; so level 28?

Or maybe the power should only be given to a selected few. But who and how to select those few? Perhaps just those people you approve of?