Timeline for Does the point system encourage flooding the site with questions?
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| Dec 7, 2013 at 13:43 | comment | added | user9072 | To clarify what I mean let me add that I agree that there are certainly reasons other than the point-system why some might post too much content of some form, yet I still think that fact that one gets point plays an important role. Even if the behavior is not (initially) motivated by points, I still think that it is rewarded by points justifies the behavior for the users. These things were even made explict sometimes. Somebody complains to some such user about too much posting, and they reply something like: what are you complaining about obviously I contribute something positive. | |
| Dec 7, 2013 at 13:32 | comment | added | user9072 | The two users that in my opinion were the worst two as regards "flooding the site with questions" (that were IMO questionable but not universally perceived as bad, which I agree with OP of q is worse than clearly off-topic things) did not do that much beyond that. And, I am sure they were sure they contributed something positive. (I do not want to name the two; not those that got mentioned in the thread; you, in the sense of OP of answer, likely can guess one of them if you recall some discussion about one of my 'favorite' questions). | |
| Dec 6, 2013 at 17:36 | comment | added | Stefan Kohl Mod | I think this is a good point. -- Though it is hard to guess people's motivation, or what would change if the 'rules' would be different in this or that respect. | |
| Dec 6, 2013 at 16:41 | history | answered | Steven Landsburg | CC BY-SA 3.0 |