reputation
ok, i know you can't get more than 10 points per day for voting on questions, but i tried to get more reputation points by doing that and it won't give me any points....do i have to wait 24 hours before i do it again? because i did it yesterday.... any ideas?
2 Answers
You're correct -- technically, the site is counting the number of votes you've made in the past 24 hours, rather than counting the number of votes you've made today.
But please don't vote for things just to get reputation. We want people to vote for content they like, which is why we have this small incentive for voting, but if you just vote for everything you see, the system doesn't work -- the best content doesn't rise to the top, because the votes cease to have real meaning.
The best way to get reputation is to post high-quality content. Reputation really doesn't matter that much, so don't worry about trying to squeeze every point you can out of the site.
Toph said: >The best way to get reputation is to post high-quality content.
Sarah, Toph is right. The points you get by simply voting for others' answers don't add up to much, so be selective when you add a vote to someone's question or answer. Only chose the ones you feel are worthy of a vote.
As for points you actually earn (as opposed to just voting) You'll have to post some interesting questions to get voted up by other members. Posting questions that can be answered by simply looking in the dictionary or those that have been asked before (and can be found by doing a forum search) will not gain you any points.
Whenever I think of posting a question to the forum I wait a few hours and think about it thoroughly. That gives me time turn it over in my mind and possibly find my own answer, and if I still don't know I'll then post it to the site and ask for help. Also, when I do get help from the other members I try to remember to post a "thank you" for the responses.
I hope this helps! 
