# Points based currency to reward quality

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/points-based-currency-to-reward-quality/286786>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/points-based-currency-to-reward-quality/286786 "2023-11-28T01:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jericson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jericson/32/116215_2.png) [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/points-based-currency-to-reward-quality/286786/10 "2023-11-28T17:10:01Z")

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> [@merefield](#):
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> I remember when we had a local Stack Exchange enterprise installation at my old firm, some people got very addicted to the points system.

[Been there.](https://jlericson.com/2010/03/16/motivation.html) 😉

Ultimately no system, even a well-designed system, can keep people on mission. But they can be tools for scaling up a community, which is why we still need these systems.

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