Thread:HMcCoy/@comment-28838092-20140712210106/@comment-24808864-20140712210909

Off the top of my head, I would have to say I am not in favor of that idea.

Up voting is a little too subjective in my opinion, and so it could turn into a popularity contest, and certain users might be able to use a fanbase to pull in votes (not based on quality, but just popularity). There is very little of what we call oversight in the comments and discussions.

Also I would imagine that having points for "good" answers would increase the quantity of low quality posts too dramatically. I think some people might spam answers with fast easy solutions instead of providing well-thought out and well-written responses. I like that many people that provide answers seem to think them through well in general.

I am not so strongly against the idea to speak against it. But I am certain not in favor enough to speak for it.