Unveiling the Dynamics of Extrinsic Motivations in Shaping Future Experts’ Contributions to Developer Q&A Communities

Table 2

Reputation update rules in SO.

Rule	Action	Reputation change
1	Question is upvoted	+10 to owner
2	Question is downvoted	−2 to owner
3	Answer is upvoted	+10 to owner
4	Answer is downvoted	−2 to owner
5	Downvote an answer	−1 to voter