An anonymous upvote on a new Stack Overflow question increases the poster's future asking by 6.3 percent and answering by 12.9 percent, with visibility explaining most of the answering boost.
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Good Question! The Effect of Positive Feedback on Contributions to Online Public Goods
An anonymous upvote on a new Stack Overflow question increases the poster's future asking by 6.3 percent and answering by 12.9 percent, with visibility explaining most of the answering boost.