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Re:StackOverflow unwinding? by topbanana on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @09:42AM (#4131709)
I agree with your point about hard questions. They ought to provide escalating reward for answering older questions.
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Re:StackOverflow unwinding? by nathan_long on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @09:45AM (#4131729)
They do some of this. For example, the silver Necromancer badge is awarded when you "Answered a question more than 60 days later with score of 5 or more"

http://stackoverflow.com/badges

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Re:StackOverflow unwinding? by streptomycin on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @09:48AM (#4131739)
You can put a bounty on your hard question if nobody answers it.
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Re:StackOverflow unwinding? by topbanana on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @10:46AM (#4132057)
You can, but you are penalised for doing so.
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Re:StackOverflow unwinding? by yrizos on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @10:49AM (#4132070)
Penalised? You spend some imaginary points and in return you get more chances for a good answer to your question... That's a fair tradeoff, if you ask me...
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