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38 questions linked to/from How does a lurker gain reputation to receive privilege for commenting?
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Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead?
Users with less than 50 reputation points cannot write comments on questions and answers that they don't own.
Why does this limit exist?
But I want to contribute now. What should I do instead?
But I ...
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How can I get my first reputation [duplicate]
Am I really forced to ask a question before gaining reputation to vote up answers that I find helpful?
I've used StackOverflow for years in my JavaScript development, and I see myself as a pro. But I ...
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How can I contribute to Stack Overflow just by voting and never answering/posting questions? [duplicate]
Most of the time, I don't need to ask questions to find the answers I am looking for. Because I just find all the answers on Stack Overflow. It is a huge resource of good tips, tricks and solutions. ...
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Does an SO account make sense if I never ask or answer? [duplicate]
I've been finding answers on SO for some years now.
However, I always found answers to my questions, so a quick look at SO was always enough.
I never felt the need to create an account. Now after ...
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My reputation is way too low to comment [duplicate]
I vigorously request that the reputation system be revised to let people with higher reputation in other Stack Exchange sites be able to comment on questions/answers.
A possibly reasonable approach ...
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why is my rep so low? [duplicate]
Why is my reputation on meta-so only 1? (at the time of this writing)
I participate, albeit in a small and quiet way, on 4 other SO sites (stack, super, server, area51). I've not had any significant ...
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Why it is so difficult for new users on Stack Overflow? [duplicate]
I recently started using Stack Overflow, and I am struggling. I am new to programming in C# and WPF and I am struggling to use the site. I have only posted three questions and I have answered one. At ...
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Earning reputation without reputation [duplicate]
How do you earn reputation when trying to start on Stack Overflow?
Typically, I'm programming in C# at work, using and consuming SO threads several times a day.
I'd be able to up/down many answers ...
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What are the recommended activities for a new user, such as for asking for more info on a question or an answer? [duplicate]
Related questions:
New user not able to comment (answer gets catch-22).
What am I supposed to do as a newbie if I want more info on a question?
How does a new user begin using Stack Overflow/Stack ...
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Discussion about pro and cons for allowing up-voting to very new users [duplicate]
I would like to share my point of view about allowing up-voting for very new users. I'm basically talking about the reputation points needed to up-vote any question/answer.
It is currently set to 15 ...
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I cannot get started [duplicate]
I am new to Stack Exchange. Math and physics newsletters get to my inbox every Thursday, and every Thursday there are 5-day-old answers to questions as I read them for the first time. Too often a ...
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Do I really need to add "useless" questions in order to interact? [duplicate]
I have decades of coding history in my pocket. Still I have many of areas in which I am looking for answers.
When Google sends me here to this platform its mostly a good result.
Thus that means ...
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How to help a person in SO? [duplicate]
If I have 1 reputation, I don't have enough reputation to comment on someone's post, but I want to help him/her. What should I do in this situation?
The only way to interact is through posting an ...
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feature request: develop more ways to build reputation for new users [duplicate]
I don't have an exact solution to offer, but as a longstanding low reputation user I find it frustrating and discouraging that I have to wait for someone to upvote my questions before I can be ...
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Can't comment, but I can screw up someone else's code? [duplicate]
I am not a very active member of stackoverflow. My reputation is veeeery low. I've just found an answer to somebody's question, that solves my problem too! But I would like to add a very tiny bit of ...
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Reputation Requirement for Meta Questions is a Catch-22 [duplicate]
I have a few questions I want to ask about WordPress--mostly I want to ask HOW I should organize and ask my set of questions. So it seems to me I should ask on WordPress Meta that.
But to ask on Meta ...
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How do I start getting reputation? [duplicate]
I have tried commenting on a post on apple.stackexchange.com, but it said I needed 50 reputation. I then wanted to upvote the post instead since I don't have 50 reputation, but that was another 15 ...
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How is a new beginner meant to grow on one of the Stack Exchange communities [duplicate]
I am new to Stack
Exchange and I think it's very impressive.
One thing bothers me is that because it is so far down the line, I don't think beginners stand a chance of growing.
As time goes on, ...
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Why is stackexchange so brutally biased against casual users? [duplicate]
I registered years ago. It's super annoying that you can't do anything without "reputation". You can't comment. Can't answer questions. Even worse the reputation is separate by different stackexchange ...
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How can I improve My reputation on Stack overflow? [duplicate]
I am new on this website. I have thirteen reputations on this website. I wants to ask that, how can I improve my reputations ? Sometimes I want to vote up for any question but website don't let me do ...
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Edit rejection caused by low reputation [duplicate]
My edit was rejected because
This edit was intended to address the author of the post and makes no sense as an edit. It should have been written as a comment or an answer.
I've 8 reputation, can'...
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How do I get 50 reputation so I can comment on some of these posts? Also do badges count towards reputation and if so how much? [duplicate]
Help a newcomer out please. It's much appreciated.
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Comments and votes for honest low reputation user [duplicate]
I browse SE a lot. Not directly, but for most questions I put in google I get the answers in SE. Sometimes I would like to comment, or vote some questions/answers but I don't have enough reputation.
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Formatting Sandbox
Notes:
Answers will occasionally be moved to the Sandbox archive when there are too many of them. When using them to report bugs, keep an eye on the post.
You may also want to take a look at the ...
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Lower the amount of reputation needed to comment
This question is a great example of people coming from Google and using answers as comments.
I understand the reputation threshold is there to prevent spam, but Answers are just as prone to spam as ...
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Answer appears automatically converted as a comment
I posted an answer (pointing to another question already asked) but when I hit submit, I saw my answer appear as a comment to the question instead.
I tried it a couple of times and still the same ...
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Prevent questions on the Hot List from being upvoted by casual visitors (only rep is from association bonus)
I have experienced this on a couple of sites (and I'm not the only one):
You look through the question list. You see a pretty bad (or at least not-so-good) question heavily upvoted.
Or even worse, a ...
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Shouldn't a reputation points-less newbie at least be able to upvote a good answer to his/her own questions?
I'm new to Stack Overflow and haven't any reputation points. I just got my first question answered, and I tried to upvote the answer, but I get a popup that says I don't have enough reputation ...
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Why are 15 reputation points required to upvote?
I think more reputation points should be required to add a new answer than to upvote an existing answer. I don't continually watch for new questions, so usually when I find a question it has already ...
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Are "Point me in the right direction" questions acceptable?
This seems to relate to newer users asking directly, "Hey, go do this work for me" but to a lesser extent.
Examples:
Google Maps API states passed through calculated route
Traversing through a 1D ...
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