User blog comment:Khalael/A Simple Proposition/@comment-25033299-20130427230109/@comment-1745925-20130428042502

Unfortunately, while a system in theory will not be about discrimination, it is placing a value on one user's contributions. This in effect creates a system where the creation of a high-ranked article is desirable and a low-ranked article is undesirable. While in theory this would create a system where people can voluntarily submit their best articles in for review, in practice every man and his dog will want a ranking for their works. This would create a deluge of requests that:
 * 1) Increase the total workload of an admin, particularly in the early days. Some admins here do not have all the time in the world.
 * 2) Will create an elitist atmosphere where there's strong competition and even discrimination against users who are unable to write high-tiered articles. I've seen it happen before on other projects and I see no reason it won't crop up here.
 * 3) Will strongly oppose egalitarian policies and in effect create a hierarchy of articles, bringing along similar status to the writers.