> The author's main problem stems from his desire to use Stack Overflow as a mechanism for gaining internet points Nope. His argument is that the site encourag

> The author's main problem stems from his desire to use Stack Overflow as a mechanism for gaining internet points Nope. His argument is that the site encourages its users to behave that way and that this results in several very real, relevant, negative impacts on the usefulness of the site and the quality of the answers (and questions). Your suggestions are not a sufficient solution for the problems he describes.