Frequently Asked Questions

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When a question or answer is voted up, the user who posted it will gain points. These points serve as a rough measure of the community trust in that person. Various moderation tasks are gradually assigned to the users based on those points.

For example, if you ask an interesting question or useful answer, it will likely be voted up. On the other hand if the question is poorly-worded or the answer is misleading - it will likely be voted down. Each up vote on a question will generate 1 points, whereas each vote against will subtract 1 points. The following table lists points gained per activity:

Posting a question:	+ 1 points
Selecting an answer for your question:	+ 1 points
Per up vote on your question:	+ 1 points
Per down vote on your question:	- 1 points
Limit from up votes on each question:	+ 10 points
Limit from down votes on each question:	– 3 points
Posting an answer:	+ 5 points
Having your answer selected as the best:	+ 10 points
Per up vote on your answer:	+ 1 points
Per down vote on your answer:	- 1 points
Limit from up votes on each answer:	+ 20 points
Limit from down votes on each answer:	– 5 points
Voting up a question:	+ 0 points
Voting down a question:	+ 0 points
Voting up an answer:	+ 0 points
Voting down an answer:	+ 0 points
Add for all users:	+ 0 points

The following table lists point requirements for each type of moderation task.

Voting posts down

2 points