"Well, I'm one of the monks that think that just a reply is good enough, that just know that the other monk spent some time in the problem is good enough."

Sure, replies are great, but there are times when someone has already made the point that I would have made. At those times I like to throw my support behind their comment by adding my vote. If enough people also happen to agree that the post has merit it will get even more exposure through the "Daily Best" box.

Despite what you may feel, the XP system is not broken and it serves a legitimate purpose.