I suspect that part of the problem is in the execution--our collective social will simply isn't sufficient to maintain an awesome community as time (and users)

I suspect that part of the problem is in the execution--our collective social will simply isn't sufficient to maintain an awesome community as time (and users) go to infinity. Along that line, I've been experimenting with some more direct controls for community control: scaling voting power with user intelligence as measured by an objective standard. I posted about it here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=464700 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=464700