How to get initial reputation on Stack Overflow with the new-user restrictions in place?

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How to get initial reputation on Stack Overflow with the new-user restrictions in place?

I understand that reputation can be gained by answering questions. However, it seems that more often than not the questions do not contain all the required information to give an answer. Since new users can not comment questions and ask for more details, this creates a sort of catch-22. Any good advice on how to get initial reputation, given the new user restrictions?

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50 reputation isn't all that hard to get, unless you're only knowledgeable in a very specific and isolated...

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As far as programming languages go, i'd say stack-overflow for the win.If you have a question pertaining...

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Is it possible to get released from the question ban on Stack Overflow?

Two Years Back: I had 3 reputation points, and I made a small mistake when asking my question. I had no idea why people downvoted that question. I got banned from asking questions. Now: My reputation is now 335 in the same profile, User cegprakash -...

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Quoting from the Question Bans section, users are only banned if they have a significant number of heavily...

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Is it okay to mention Stack Overflow reputation points in my resume?

I've a fairly many Stack Overflow reputation points. Is it cool to mention my Stack Overflow reputation points in my resume?

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I could see it either way, but you should definitely reference your profile so they can read up on your...

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You should try to participate in Stack Overflow and to make good answers and questions. I think it's...

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How can I increase my Stack Overflow reputation?

What are some tips and tricks to improve the Stack Overflow reputation of a user who is deeply passionate about learning new stuff?

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Here is the link Six simple tips to get Stack Overflow reputation fast

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Absolutely depends on the company. For a startup : sure startups value your skill and knowledge more...

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Does stack overflow automatically increase the reputation points?

My reputation on stack overflow suddenly increased by twice . Initially I had 26 rep points and within a day I had 78 . All my answers and my questions had been upvoted. Does stackoverflow automatically do this to encourage participation ? PS . I matched...

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Mohit explained well. No need to look else where. Just see your notifications. Somebody might be up...

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Does having a good Stack Exchange/Stack Overflow reputation improve your chances of employment?

And do employers look at factors like Stack Exchange/open source projects/GitHub popularity, etc. in making employment decisions?

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As a technical recruiter, I use StackOverflow (and Github and Ohloh) to source engineers, so having...

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Does having a good reputation/scores on sites like Stack Overflow and TechGig help one find a good IT job in India?

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the job market in India is very volatile and it runs on the need of industry so in nutshell if you are...

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