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Question about user reputation

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Why does a user start off with 1 rep, and not 0?

Yet if new users see that they can gain additional abilities by increasing their "reputation", starting with zero (0) would seem to suggest they are starting out with no reputation/abilities at all. … Everyone starts with one (1) reputation. It's mostly perception and first impression, but saying you have reputation is better than saying you have none at all. …
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100+ reputation when hitting 200

Reputation is a rough measurement of your experience using the system. …
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Does upvoting a comment add to the commenter's reputation? How much?

No, there is no reputation gained from voting or having received votes on comments. Comments are a really light-weight mechanism. They are, essentially, meta to a post. …
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