I have to disagree with this, due to the problems before concerning personality downvoting.

I didn't realize something like this had been done before. Alas, I've only been a part of the monastery for a very short time.

I feel that a system like this would be abused more than its intended use.

I do see the potential for some abuse but rather than discount the whole idea, I'd prefer to see suggestions on how to make such a system less susceptible to those who might make ill use of it. If users like merlyn haters anonymou (who has -12XP) can vote at all, there is probably room for improvement. Although your points about a different system are well taken, I'm still inclined to think that an extension of the current voting/experience system makes more sense than something entirely new.

The issue that I'm trying to address is well-defined. I would like to reward people when I witness them making an exceptional contribution via the CB.

Here are a couple suggestions which might help to mitigate potential problems:

• Only allow upvoting on the personal reputation node.
• Only make the personal reputation node available when someone has been active in the last X hours.
• Make a vote on the personal reputation node less likely to affect XP than normal nodes.

Can you think of any others?

-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";

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