I agree with lostjimmy and I think that the root of all evil is offloading votes to just get XP.

This is bad for the author of a node or poster or someone who contributes his opinion and expertise since it does not reflect reality;the author is expecting up-votes for finding out if his answer was helpfull/correct/appreciated/as a reward and built on it by absorbing other people's comments on the issue at hand.

Also,as things stand, anyone can get XP just by voting, without having contributed a single post to the community which creates a distorted reality and makes that person look the same as someone who spends personal time and contributes to the community.

When you look at someone's XP you should be able to figure how experienced or helpfull he has been to the community,not if he votes or not.

Summing up my suggestion is to disable XP for voters and give XP only to the people who get voted, hence eliminating offloading votes for XP. Of course that all applies to someone who sees XP as something serious and not as a game

In reply to Re: Down-vote Bad, Up-vote Good by nikosv
in thread Down-vote Bad, Up-vote Good by lostjimmy

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