I’m fairly liberal, but I do hold back a bit with people I know I’ve maxed out on. I prefer them to get their first five GAs from somebody whose points will actually increase their score when I know mine won’t. If they already have 5, I pile it on.
@FireMadeFlesh, the most I can ever give you total is 100 points in GAs (20 GAs) that will count toward your score. After that all my GAs to you are firing blanks. The same with GAs you give me. And the same with respect to any other user. There’s also a max on GQs. AND—only the first 5 GAs or GQs count, no matter how many people give them. You can get 40 GAs for one answer, and the most it’s going to earn you is 25 points for the first 5. And if those 5 all come from people who’ve already maxed out on you, they count for zero.
This is a great system and I hope it never changes.