[tedmiston]

> and upvotes give points to all significant contributors (+5 or +1 depending on size of contribution), not just the author

That's interesting. I wasn't aware of the trickle down karma like that.

[Ajedi32]

Keep in mind that's for [Documentation][1], not Q&A (which is what most people think of when they think of StackOverflow).

[1]: https://stackoverflow.com/documentation

[tedmiston]

Ahh, whoops, you're right about doc karma [1].

[1] http://stackoverflow.com/help/whats-reputation