Once in a while I come across nodes or replies that are so humourous or insightful that I would like to send a small blessing of perhaps two or three XP to the author for it. Although the present system allows a possibility of the author gaining 1XP when I upvote, I really feel that this isn't enough, especially when the node has been somewhat overlooked or I get to the node early and it has a low reputation.

Knowing that the C!ing system that Everything2 uses would put more stress on the already stretched Perlmonks servers than would probably warrant it, I wonder if it would be possible and practical to set up a system where the higher level monks have the ability to bless/curse users, maybe from say, level 8 or 9 to minimise occurences of "popularity upvoting/downvoting"(*).

What do other monks think about this? And what, if anything, do you do when you come across a deserving node? Would you rather receive a kind compliment by /msg as opposed to a XP reward?

Thoughts/comments/gentle cluebats?

(*)I'm not implying that because anyone is below bishop that they would be more likely to engage in popularity upvoting or downvoting; neither am I suggesting that everyone above level 8 would never even contemplate such a thing. Not all the saints act like saints ;)

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Rozallin J. Thompson
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