Reputation is how much the System Trusts you. That is all. There are some high rep people thatwho regurgitate other people's answers. It is common for me to come across an answer that has been up votedupvoted that does not answer a question or is wrong.
It's a problem caused by voting up 'cause you like the answer vs. voting up because it is the right answer.
The issue I have is when an answer is wrong or has one line that is wrong, you cantcan't edit it. The only people thatwho can edit it are people thatwho have the wrong answers.