If I'm honest Jai, I'm having a bit of a hard time contemplating this question. This whole journey for me, including my interaction on this site, is about becoming aware of my own ego.I just feel that if we begin to look for certain qualities in the questions and answers that we are in fact taking away from the authenticity of the question or answer, and when we begin worrying about points the questions and answers may not necessarily come from that authentic place.

Right from the beginning, I have had a bit of a hard time with the whole voting system because it can be hard to leave the ego out of it and my own growth and expanding awareness are way more important than any points I receive. The real reward is how I feel when I've offered an answer and know that it genuinely helped someone.

I think a good question for everyone to ask themselves is, would they still be interacting without the voting system?

I use my votes quite liberally when I feel the question is coming from a genuine place of asking and the answer is coming from a genuine place of knowing or wanting to help.

I know this may not be the answer you were looking for Jai and others may not agree with it, but for me it's the truth :)

My main reason for participating on this forum is for confirmation of what I already know. That may sound arrogant to some; however, if you consider that we’re eternally floating around in infinite space with no director of our lives other than us, confirmation of certain ideas is helpful. Otherwise we’re just individual timeless islands devoid of direction in a meaningless Universe.

Often when I ask a question I’m already satisfied with the answer I have for it. When people answer those questions I vote for the answers which are most in line to my own answer. In this way, I believe I’m assisting others in providing confirmation for their own thoughts and beliefs.

When a question or answer that feels right to me receives at least 3 votes, then I have confirmation. If not, I may need to reconsider certain ideas I have on that subject. Or it may just be that others haven’t considered or looked into those ideas, so I always have to use my own discernment.

I tend not to vote or take part in questions that can be answered by visiting Wikipedia as it seems to be a waste of my time. I often ignore questions when it’s obvious that the poster is operating from their ego-self’s perspective. But then again, sometimes I like to have fun by seeing if my answer will help to shift their perspective in any way. Normally it doesn’t, but I’m not concerned because I wasn’t expecting it too anyway, no worries mates :)

If I’ve spent some time answering a question then it’s normally worth a vote. However, if that question has already received more votes than, in my estimation, it deserves I may answer without voting. I apply value to everything in my life, including voting on this site.

If we’re not happy about the voting system on this site, then maybe we’re on the wrong forum. If we’re here then we should take part in voting as it may help to provide clues, insights and confirmation for others taking part. Oh, I don’t normally vote for those people chasing votes, particularly when it’s obvious to me that they’re stingy with their votes :)

And finally: have fun here people, lighten up and lighten your load; flow those votes 8-)

i give poits to EVERYONE who answers my qusetions or anything that makes sense to me! that's it. i also give points for passion, I was voted down once and i was suprised, it was from someone who has only been on one time in the whole time i had been here and he told me my meditation idea was horrible, well i have helped so many people with it and they ALL have grown so much so apperiantly i wasnt to bad at it . BUT i know that some are a little "grumpier"than others lol, so thank you for the question . i have always wondered why not more votes on all the good questions as well !

NEW Edit 8/14/2012

I notice that all points we have given to past questions were past along to others. So i suggest to go back to questions u posted before the site change, and re give points to ones who answered in ur spectrum of points u would give.

so now i follow these same guidlines with everyone who answeres a question and teh answers that resonate wioth me the greatest,, and teh one on my post that resonates with me, i use to be the "answer"

love n light,.

rob

I feel that the whole point system is counter productive to the community. As being a place to share ideas, rewarding certain answers or questions as opposed to others, validates some answers and questions more than others. It certainly creates division more so than the actual answer might

I say I do not want votes but yet it is one of the first things I see when I get to this site. It is nature to want to be accepted in a community and this point system rewards acceptance.

I give votes haphazardly. Most of the time for things that I think are true to the answerer or questioner. Meaning I do not give up votes for ones I agree with but ones I think the person is being genuine and honest about. When a question asker is just looking for validation I do not normally vote, if the questioner is try seeking I do.

I would like this site as more of just a forum and not stacker.

I don't like seeing red zeros so if its red and I'm in, I might vote it up ..that's the extent of the "system " for voting.
peace

I am always curious about the votes. It is just sort of a fun game thing. I fell it adds a dimension to the site. I enjoy giving votes. So many of your answers ring a bell for me. I always get an answer that helps my development.
So many angels on the site. Blessings