[leni536]

If there is a pointing system there will be people who abuse it. You can't create a "perfect" pointing system (at least it never worked out). Look at impact factors in science, page rank or anything else.

Having said that I really like StackOverflow. I didn't contribute to them ever but whenever I google some difficult question it's really often that a StackOverflow link is the first or second result. It may not be perfect but it is really a step forward compared to tech forums.

Nvm, I fixed it

I sent the solution in pm

Download this script from megaupload

Thread derailed / answers one or multiple different questions

etc.

edit:

http://xkcd.com/979/

[DanBC]

Further to the XKCD is when there is an answer to that post, saying JFGI.

[k__]

Or simply "use the search function" in every thread that posted this question...