Out of the 6 tips provided, "write relevant, detailed answers" wasn't one of them. Quite the contrary, in fact:
"1. Be the First to Answer. Even at the cost of quality."
Gaming a reputation system just means you figured out how to maximize a number determined by some arbitrary formula. Real life reputation works differently. People aren't going to remember the dude with 10k points. They will remember the person who guided them through one of their problems. Or the person who consistently shows up with quality feedback under a certain topic.
By gaming the system you're only making it harder for others to use the mechanisms the site provides for signalling quality. Fortunately most humans have the insight to not rely solely on a number.
Tip No. 1 is a bit similar to Jeopardy strategy of ringing in the buzzer as fast as possible and figuring out the answer afterwards.
Sadly, people will respect someone more with 10k gamed points than someone with 1000 honest points, because we have placed implicit trust in SO ranking system.
"1. Be the First to Answer. Even at the cost of quality."
Gaming a reputation system just means you figured out how to maximize a number determined by some arbitrary formula. Real life reputation works differently. People aren't going to remember the dude with 10k points. They will remember the person who guided them through one of their problems. Or the person who consistently shows up with quality feedback under a certain topic.
By gaming the system you're only making it harder for others to use the mechanisms the site provides for signalling quality. Fortunately most humans have the insight to not rely solely on a number.