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Table 1 How users gain or lose reputation points on Stack Overflow

From: Gender differences in participation and reward on Stack Overflow

OutcomeReputation
Answer Upvoted+ 10
Answer Downvoted−2, (−1 to downvoter)
Answer Accepted+ 15, (+ 2 to acceptor)
Question Upvoted+ 5
Question Downvoted−2
Offer Bounty−Bounty Value
Answer Wins Bounty+Bounty Value
Answer Marked Spam−100
Edit Accepted+ 2 (max 1000/user)
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