There have been a number of threads on HN regarding "gaming" SO or other Q&A sites as well as apathy after the initial novelty wears off. Many of the comments echo the statement that good questions are not rewarded enough and bad answers get too much credit. In addition down voting is allowed without consequence so it is often used to game the system rather than remove inadequate content.<p>I'm setting up a OSQA site and am surprised at the defaults. 25 points for a selected answer, no penalities for downvoting, 2 points for an up vote etc. I think the karma scores in SO and other sites are too high to be meaningful.<p>What point system would you assign to good questions and accepted answers?<p>Would you detract points for downvoting to (hopefully) insure that downvoting was down with care and not to game the system?<p>Can you have too many badges? Does the site lose its game appeal when you receive badges constantly?