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Then I'd want to be read it and see if I think I should give it an upvote on its own merits rather than something entirely separate spoken in the CB. Finally, I'd have my doubts as to whether I should upvote a node which, in my opinion, doesn't deserve it because then its reputation is increased and that presumably says something about the node rather than the author.

Well, yes and no. Think of the chatterbox as "speech" and any postings as "actions". The chatterbox is fairly ephemeral, and so anything can be gotten away with if no one is looking. Similarly, great responses/answers/discussion may occur in the chatterbox -- but if no one records them...

My point is that if XP means anything, perhaps it's really a measure of how the "actions" of perl monks are measured by other monks. Perhaps XP is an inappropriate way to measure how clever/useful/intelligent you are in the chatterbox.

Perhaps, if one's "words" are great, you should post them yourself in a Meditation or encourage them to do the same, so that others can see them.

At that point, you're judging and voting on a node.

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