Re: Yet Another XP Debate.

[atcroft]

Why have XP/karma/whathaveyou? Because every community I am aware of has a way of showing worth and praise/disagreement, and PM is no exception. Here, that praise or disagreement is shown by awarding XP of positive or negative values, respectively, by individuals, and worth to the community by awarding XP for participation and working in the community.

The only reasonable way to look at XP for a posting is do more people seem to think it was useful/interesting/whatever than that it was drivvle/trash/waste of bits/whatever. As to an individual, it is not an inditement of their person but an indication of the regard the community seems to hold for them with respect to the community only!

Most of the computer people I have met don't do this stuff so much for the money, but because they enjoy it, and they love being a part of something bigger than themselves.

As to "control" on the site, I would venture that the people who have some additional responsibility to the site are those who have contributed, and worked for the good of the site, and shown themselves to be worthy of the responsibilities they have been entrusted with.

Point is, if someone wants to become someone "in control" for control's sake, then they want it for the wrong reasons. If they want to undertake the responsibility for helping improve the site, then they should work to show thyself approved, for "whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted."