Is "reputation scoring" against the spirit of Pirkei Ovos 4 (5) "Rabbi Tzaddok would say: Do not make the Torah a crown to magnify yourself with, ...."
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The way I see reputation points on stack exchange is that they are useful for the people asking questions, not for the person getting the points.
That is, when someone comes to the site and asks a question, seeing the points next to a person's name gives that name 'recognition status'. If there is a debate between two people, one has 1 point, and the other has 10,000 points. You might err on the side of the person with 10,000 points because they have 'proven' themselves.
Since the points, (I think) are intended to help people weigh answers, I don't think they count as a crown.
If however you are using the points as a crown, perhaps its a good idea to question yourself.
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