Is there any forecast for Discourse to have reputation system?

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The discussion revolves around whether Discourse will have a reputation system. Jonatan442 emphasizes its importance for question-and-answer systems and forums. Mittineague points out that Discourse has a badge system, but Jonatan442 clarifies that he is referring to a reputation system similar to those on Stackexchange or Yahoo Answers, where users earn points for various activities.

Merefield notes that Discourse is primarily forum software and not designed for rich Q&A interaction, but suggests that a plugin could address this. They mention a Q&A plugin, but note that it does not currently include public reputation tracking.

Erlend_sh provides a forecast of “unlikely” for a native reputation system in Discourse, referencing a previous discussion on the topic.

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This is a very important function for question-and-answer systems and forums on various subjects.

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Hi Jonatan442 welcome to the forum

Discourse has Badges that are granted for various accomplishments and milestones. Does what you’re reffering to differ from them in some significant way?

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Sounds more like the ‘reputation #’ you get on Stackexchange powered instances …

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Hello!
Yes, it’s quite different.
I refer to just that:

or: Yahoo Search - Web Search

Users earn points by answering, asking, voting, receiving votes, having a answer chosen as the best and other achievements.

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Discourse is primarily forum software and I believe the core direction has not been to support rich Q&A style interaction.

However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be addressed in a plugin.

I believe this plugin is the state of the art for Q&A on Discourse.

To my knowledge it doesn’t add public reputation tracking (yet … ). You might want to ask the author about his plans:

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The forecast is: Unlikely.

Discussion can be continued here if you feel like you have anything new of value to add:

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