What if you disallowed people from upvoting until they had received X upvotes? Would that force people to assimilate the culture before being allowed to affect it?
Alternatively, or additionally, has any thought been given (maybe something like it is already in place) to weighted voting? By which I mean more power is given to the upvotes and downvotes of community members who have been upvoted a large number of times. If a trusted member recommends something should it be given more weight than a recommendation by a newcomer?
Just a couple thoughts by a relative newcomer who has nonetheless observed and participated in online discussion for years and is interested in the problem of scaling a valuable community...
Alternatively, or additionally, has any thought been given (maybe something like it is already in place) to weighted voting? By which I mean more power is given to the upvotes and downvotes of community members who have been upvoted a large number of times. If a trusted member recommends something should it be given more weight than a recommendation by a newcomer?
Just a couple thoughts by a relative newcomer who has nonetheless observed and participated in online discussion for years and is interested in the problem of scaling a valuable community...