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Question about user reputation

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Why is reputation required for "Trusted User" privilege greater than "Access to moderator to...

it's only a small subset of the tools moderators have access to, tools that help in community/post management), then additional things that we can "trust" you with since you've gained by and far enough reputation
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Editing an answer (or question) can make it get more upvotes. Shouldn't the editor also get ...

Editors get credit (at least those with less than 2000 reputation) by getting 2 points of reputation for each valid edit. In the end the original content came from the user. … If you're adding mountains of new information to the answer and want reputation, why not just add a new answer? …
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How can low rep users request account merges?

A user noticing an account merged is required can flag any number of the posts to bring it to moderator attention.
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Why was I given 100 points for asking my first question on Webapps Stack Exchange?

Because you linked to your Ask Ubuntu account, which has over 200 reputation. You get 100 rep on every other Stack Exchange account so long as one of you linked accounts has more than 200 reputation. …
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Can a user offer a bounty that is worth more than their own reputation?

As soon as you put a bounty on a question the reputation is deducted from your total - as there are no refunds on bounties. …
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Am I allowed to ask for a rep boost?

Given the nature of the site - Quality Questions and Answers - just simply up-voting for the sake of up-voting is typically discouraged. Not that anyone of your questions/answers isn't good, but it sh …
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Can we adjust the points and privileges system a bit?

I believe that the Beta the points system is on a sliding scale. As most of us were able to create tags prior to 150 points. Ans while in Beta that makes sense because not every tag has been thought o …
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