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We do need to keep the XP available for that section. Perhaps the posts could be in a state of limbo until an editor gives it his/her blessing; much like the posts needing the nod to make it to the The Monstary Gates. The XP award would not be given until the question/answer was scrutinized and deemed worthy. If the posts makes it then the XP is given.

But should the author be penalized if the post is not used? We can all make mistakes, and with all good intentions, inadvertantly give a wrong answer to a question. Typically, this is handled by others posting corrections and (perhaps) voting the post down. This could potentionally lead to many XP taken away. So I feel a -1XP for a post that is deemed not up to standards would not be overboard. It would be nice if the editor could communicate the reason for the post rejection as well.

Roy Alan

"I quit; I concede. Tanj on your silly game!" -- Louis Wu

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by Ozymandias (Hermit) on Jun 07, 2000 at 02:13 UTC
    There's one other category of answer that might not be used - redundant. If the answers aren't visible until they've been moderated, then there are likely going to be multiple answers. The moderators should be able to rejcet an answer without penalizing the author - something like a "it's otherwise fine, but we already have an answer to use" kind of thing. Otherwise, I agree with a small penalty for unused posts.

    - Ozymandias

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      You are absolutely right! Certainly noone should be penalized for submitting a redundant correct answer.

      Roy Alan

      "I quit; I concede. Tanj on your silly game!" -- Louis Wu
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      You make a good point! No one should be penalized if they submit something that is of good quality, but there is already something there, also I feel, however, that if multiple answers are submitted to a question and all of them are good, then all of them should be posted. I think it is to the readers advantage to have multiple answers since one style can be easier for them to read than another (let them make the choice).

      -- zdog (Zenon Zabinski)
         Go Bells!!

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        True enough. I have seen (usually in the SOPW section) exact duplicates - answers where two differnt monks, usually within minuted of each other, submitted the same solution to a problem, often with nearly identical explanations and code samples. It doesn't happen often, because generally it only happens when the second monk submits his answer after the first monk has submitted, but before the second monk has refreshed - meaning that they both believe they are the first to answer. It's much more likely to happen when the delay is hours or days. And those are the ones that shouldn't be repeated; where the answers are so similar that there's no useful information to be gained. Multiple methods and so on - even multiple, distinct explanations of the same method - should be posted.

        - Ozymandias

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