You're far exaggerating the scope of my comment, and you somehow boiled it down to a false dichotomy of "Do you want people motivated by points, or people who a

You're far exaggerating the scope of my comment, and you somehow boiled it down to a false dichotomy of "Do you want people motivated by points, or people who are experts?" Discussions over the best solutions happen frequently on SO. Poor solutions are criticized, good solutions are expanded upon. > The problem there is, where does the motivation for people to provide you with "your answer" come from? Easy. Some people just love to educate. I love to educate - I write tutorials frequently. Some people use SO to educate, while others use forums.