It seems it would be very nice if a user could comment on or upvote something that just helped them solve a problem. I was disappointed that I couldn't enforce an answer or comment that really helped me because my reputation is so low. Seems silly, because some of the upvotes would probably be a lot greater if people doing searches could upvote them.
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1Probably spam... Anyway, here's a tick! +1– user2272969Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 20:34
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7It prevents creating fake accounts to give free votes to yourself. you just need 15 to do that anyway, it's not much.– VlandCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 20:34
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I think the reputation boundary has to be reached to attain some privileges. You can't just come in as a first time user and uptick, it's simple. P.S Uptick +1 from me , now you have the privilege.– saopayneCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 20:34
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1Actually you can uptick, it send something called "post feedback" which is documented here. While it doesn't affect reputation, it does get collected and maybe at some point it will have some effect. :)– Shadow WizardCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 20:56
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@ChristmasUnicorn congrats for round 2000!– Shadow WizardCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 23:20
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@ShadowWizard Thanks :D– WalkerCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 23:29
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You can vote and comment once you have sufficient reputation. New users and those with low reputation cannot.
Here is what you can do as your reputation increases: https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges.
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2The OP seems to be aware of that, he's asking for the reasoning behind it. Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 20:45