Ask HN: Reputation systems that balance incumbency

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Are there any internet based reputation systems where value/rank/weight is influenced by time?

For example articles at HN have a time weight due to chronological ordering but a time effect doesn't apply to user weighting.

I'm asking about this for broader applications and not so much to determine if one way is better than the other.

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So your talking about a system where earlier user's posts have more weight than newer users?

Perhaps? I'm looking for systems that attempt to address such perceived advantages.

Perhaps this example is clearer: A system where user reputation tapers off over time. This would impact the early adopter advantage. This would probably be a bad idea for many online communities but perhaps not all.

In general I'm interested in any system that has a different model then the traditional vanilla up button / like accumulative system.

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