I would agree that quality not quantity matter, but quality as determined by votes isn't the quality I would be looking for. A high number of votes indicates s

I would agree that quality not quantity matter, but quality as determined by votes isn't the quality I would be looking for. A high number of votes indicates several things: The question was easy. Since a large number of people felt that they could determine the right answer and thus voted for it. The answer was well written. Good this is what we are looking for. The question was somewhat political. People tend to get in there and vote when they feel strongly about the answer. The question was about something mainstream. Pretty much the same reasoning behind the is easy question. Playing a numbers game requires numbers. Answering questions about the factor programming language isn't going to net you a huge rep no matter how eloquent you are.