what does 50 reputation mean? As a new member I wanted to comment on 'soft bigotry' to the effect that as an experienced graduate teacher at a new school I was informed by the principal on the first day of term that 'these were Q...... High kids and they would never amount to anything'.
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1By the way, the principal's comment is disturbing and is something I might want to question as a new educator; there are other stackexchange sites for that topic where you could ask what to do about the situation.– David KJan 16, 2018 at 13:27
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Can one ask what "Q...... High kids" is? I assume from the context it is derogatory, but can't find such a use through a web-search.– TripeHoundJan 16, 2018 at 13:48
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So if you look at any question or answer here, at the bottom, you’ll see a “user card” with the name of the person who wrote the posted, as well as some other numbers and icons. The number is that user’s “reputation score”, that is how many “reputation points” he’s earned during his tenure on the site. The higher the number, the more the system trusts you to participate (because you’ve been around long enough to learn the ropes). To comment, you have to earn 50 reputation points. This hurdle is put in place essentially to prevent spammers from advertising.– Dan BronJan 16, 2018 at 13:52
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@TripeHound It means kids from a specific school named “Qxxxxx High”, say “Quiggley High”.– Dan BronJan 16, 2018 at 13:53
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Also, to earn reputation, post interesting questions or convincing answers. Fifty rep won’t take much time or effort at all; you could easily earn it with one solid answer which attracts 5 upvotes.– Dan BronJan 16, 2018 at 13:59
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2help/privileges and help/whats-reputation should tell you most of what you want to know.– Matt E. ЭлленJan 16, 2018 at 14:28
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