What is meta? ×  Why does Stack Overflow using voting for
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Roberts Sep 2 '10 at 20:50   possible duplicate of Why aren't
people voting for questions? –  Lance Roberts Sep 2 '10 at 20:50
The fact that this question wasn't very well worded doesn't make
"noise or pointless". I'm surprised it's not a dupe, actually.
–  user27414 Sep 3 '10 at 2:32 That's a valid question.. :/
Voting to reopen –  Andreas Bonini Sep 3 '10 at 2:43  4 Answers
4  Voting allows users to identify which answers the community
feels are most correct. It also helps build reputation. The
assumption is that answers by users with a higher reputation
might be more reliable, presumably because they are more
experienced. This is not always the case, but it generally
follows.  share|improve this answer Q