Answer by einpoklum for Shouldn't we revert reputation gains for answers to...
No, you shouldn't, because:If some users thought the question was good enough to up-vote (or down-vote*), then, well, let their opinions stand. The question will be closed all the same. This would not...
View ArticleAnswer by Brad Larson for Shouldn't we revert reputation gains for answers to...
This suggestion, along with others I've seen recently, makes the assumption that if we all stopped answering trash questions they'd stop coming. While I understand the reasoning, I believe in reality...
View ArticleAnswer by ChrisF for Shouldn't we revert reputation gains for answers to...
No. However, we already remove reputation when a post is deleted (unless it's more than 60 days old and has a score of 3+).A closed question can be re-opened, so if we removed the rep on closure we'd...
View ArticleShouldn't we revert reputation gains for answers to closed questions?
Since the raison d'etre for the reputation score/gamification is to motivate people to produce good content for the site, and closed questions are by definition not considered good content for the...
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