A decay function on reputation might help, but I think the real issue is treating reputation as a precise indicator of user quality. But is a user with 40k rep really meaningfully better than a user with 35k rep?
An idea that I had was to hide reputation entirely from users and move to a flair system based on fuzzy metrics[1]. If the signal isn't precise, find ways to reflect that when displaying it.
[1] I imagine this as a system independent from badges, which are permanent and triggered by certain milestones/events.
An idea that I had was to hide reputation entirely from users and move to a flair system based on fuzzy metrics[1]. If the signal isn't precise, find ways to reflect that when displaying it.
[1] I imagine this as a system independent from badges, which are permanent and triggered by certain milestones/events.