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Nicholas Stimpson

Will you put more effort into writing your questions because of the increased rep gain for doing so? If you and others do so then it's a welcome change. But I doubt it'll make a discernible difference. If users weren't prepared to put the effort in to get a solution to their problem of the day, it seems unlikely that they'll put the effort in for a handful of internet points.

StackOverflow seems to be floundering, with little idea what to do now that their main product is mature. They're steadily alienating their long time contributors, as they hunt for ways to bring new eyeballs to their pages. This particular change won't do much harm in itself, but it's part of a steady trickle of dubious changes.