I agree that the dispersion of werk amongst the pool of willing Monks would benefit the Q&A section greatly. I would love to do that kind of thing (like distilling entire threads into a clear Question and an authoritative verified Answer) whenever I have some time. Since Q&A should be established at an almost prohibitive threshold (in the name of concise accurate information both in Q's & A's), I recommend a drastic measure:
It costs 127 points to post any Q or A. The first 7 moderators to review the post can each award up to 31 points back to the author. If the total awarded back surpasses the initially docked 127, the post is inducted.
This way, crappy posts and spam are nearly impossible to have in the Q&A section. The cost of entry is significant (and cannot be engaged in indefinitely) but quality posters stand to gain significantly as well. This would keep the bar high and (although it might seem somewhat unfair) it would likely yield a slow growing, highly reliable section. This is where we could amass the core of PerlMonks' growing knowledge base as new Perl problems arise and are considered and solved and thoroughly described. I like very much the idea of such an elevated knowledge resource and an accordingly high risk involved in contribution. What do other Monks think? TTFN & Shalom.
-PipTigger
p.s. Byslexia is a Ditch!
