Something I'd like to see, somewhat similar to what you're suggesting, is being able to say "I don't want to vote on this node", which would then let you see the reputation of that node.

Another option would be to close voting on a node after a certain period of time (say one month) and show the reputation to everyone after that.

Of course both of those proposals assume, just like yours, that there's some value in being able to see a node's reputation. Personally, I mostly like the psychological angle, i.e. it's interesting to see how the perlmonks population reacts to certain node types, or the difference in reputation to three nearly-identical RTFM-postings all posted at nearly the same time.

Which reminds me of something else that would be nice: to be able to see the total vote count on a node, instead of just the reputation. This would give an indication of whether opinions on a node are generally shared among voters or whether opinions are fairly polarized

In reply to Re: Node Rep - A newbies viewpoint by Crackers2
in thread Node Rep - A newbies viewpoint by TheEnigma

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