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Is gaining rep based on SE content ok?
Is it a problem if specific users harvest highly-voted questions on SE, then self answer, to farm a huge amount of rep? And if so, what can we do to prevent it?
I haven't seen it happen, but asking this question on a coding site seems like a pretty straightforward way to guarantee yourself a lot of rep with minimal work.
Even if this hasn't happened yet, I'd be surprised if it doesn't happen in the future.
I realize the question is more about harvesting and reposting others' work here, but there's a special case of reposting …
2y ago
Do you have specific examples of this occurring? If you don't wish to call folks out here feel free to join our chat ser …
4y ago
> Is it a problem if specific users harvest highly-voted questions on SE, then self answer, to farm a huge amount of …
2y ago
I think that each sub community has to decide this independently. Codidact's vision was created with the bad experien …
4y ago
Is it a problem if specific users harvest highly-voted questions on SE, then self answer, to farm a huge amount of rep? …
4y ago
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