• islandofcaucasus@lemmy.world
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    Stack overflow scores are not solar to reddit scores. Stack overflow scores are merit based. If I’m not a good programmer, I am not going to get a high stack overflow score. I can get a high reddit karma count just by reposting the same meme across a hundred different subs

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      1 year ago

      Not to mention the fact this was literally brought up in response to a credential challenge. She’s not going around introducing herself like this a propos of nothing like a blowhard. It’s a put up or shut up rebuttal.

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      Stack overflow scores are merit based

      They’re still voting based, and that’s a problem. Are you a programmer? Because it’s rather easy to get a high Stack Overflow score if you want it. Actually it might be a bit easier. Upvotes earn you 5x downvotes give you.

      I actually just checked, I have 721 rep, with 9 questions asked, and 3 answers given. Heck, just logging in each day gets you 10 points.

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        I actually just checked, I have 721 rep, with 9 questions asked, and 3 answers given. Heck, just logging in each day gets you 10 points.

        721 reputation puts you at ~55th percentile. 37k puts her easily in the 99th percentile. It’s a pretty big difference.

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          One of many ways to earn it, but yes. Also accepted answers.

          Check the link, also it’s HUGELY offset. basically an upvote gets 5x the rep as a downvote.

          Here’s the strange one though. If you downvote an answer, YOU also lose 1 rep. I guess that’s a good way to avoid people just spamming downvote, but it’s a strange choice.