Personally, I dislike the entire XP system. I think it's a bad idea. I am much more in favor of Slashdot voting methods...

But if you really wanted to prove the insignificance of XP and stop people from mentioning their rank in their resumes, then I would suggest creating a bot that gave away XP in a random order. Some sort of mechanized monk that went around making people feel good. We need more positive vibes in the world today and based on how serious people take XP, this monk would make many people feel happy. And is that such a lame ass thing? I think not. How many times have I asked a question and just wanted to yell at some idiot who flamed or downvoted me without carefully reading my OP. Have the bot randomly message people with short but warm comments as it told them that they were getting an extra heaping of XP just for being themselves. No other reasons. Just for being who they are. Do you know how many lonely people sign on to AOL everyday after coming home late at night to an empty house and just hope, pray, that someone has sent them some email. Maybe an astranged family member or a former coworker who just wanted to say hi. There's a lot of people out there who use the internet because they hope they can connect with someone and feel better about themselves and their situation. So why not use the almighty joy of receiving XP in a positive manor? I think such a move would be within the ideals of Perl and its community.

In reply to Re: Googlish approach to voting/XP? by jacques
in thread Googlish approach to voting/XP? by ajdelore

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