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Measurement of a user's contributions to the site, and the extent to which the community "trusts" that user with extra privileges.

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Is reputation important?

In all honesty I think the reputation system is worthless, almost as worthless as the badge system. I'm not looking for an answer from someone who is deemed an expert by this community! … Some people are here to get involved with the community and to build up a high reputation, and when some features are locked down by reputation (voting down) it is important to answer a few questions from …
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At what point do you put your SO reputation in your resume?

When you've not accomplished enough in your professional career to warrant a better placement than an unrealistic number from an unknown developer website. I mean, come on! I'm almost at 3,000 and I …
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Problems with Stack Overflow's reputation/point system

The reputation system ensures that questions will be answered, and there's no denying that this website is probably the best resource for getting a question answered quickly. … One solution I've mentioned in another Wiki topic is to reset the reputation points now and again (every 6/12 months) for every user. …