In the [We’re Rewarding the Question Askers](https://stackoverflow.blog/2019/11/13/were-rewarding-the-question-askers/?cb=1), which makes me wonder if the number of questions will increase (and as usual, the quality won't follow), it's mentioned (laconically paraphrased): > It was like that [in the past][1] [...]. Then it was changed to +5 for a question. This decision may have been the right call then, **but we have seen the effects it has had on our community**. Which specific effects is the blog talking about? [1]: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/42769/should-the-weight-of-question-upvotes-be-reduced