I feel very uncertain about this. Consider this finding: "I think I just accidentally discovered a Quora Credit goldmine: www.quora.com/DeathByPuns I went from

I feel very uncertain about this. Consider this finding: "I think I just accidentally discovered a Quora Credit goldmine: www.quora.com/DeathByPuns I went from about 500 to over 1800 in less than two days. Now I can actually afford to ask people to answer questions; it's pretty cool." http://www.quora.com/Quora-Credits/How-do-I-earn-Quora-Credits/answer/Jesse-Lashley http://www.quora.com/Quora-Credits/How-do-I-earn-Quora-Credi... I understand that the goal is to keep the signal-to-noise ratio high, and discourage low quality questions. However, it also will encourage users who contribute low-quality but easily-upvoted content, which creates a feedback loop encouraging the Quora-hive mindset.