True, it's like if someone helps you with a favor, say helping you to move, then you turn around and offer them three bucks for their help, you're likely to get

True, it's like if someone helps you with a favor, say helping you to move, then you turn around and offer them three bucks for their help, you're likely to get a rather negative reaction. Small tips are really not going to provide any more incentive for people who can provide valuable answers. But I'd love a way to attract attention to questions even if it meant having to put up significant money. Stack Overflow sort of does this with the reputation bounties.