This is what I see for a protected question:  I had 101 reputation (association bonus), so it surprised me I couldn't answer the question. Then I found         These state the the association bonus does not count for answering protected questions.  I cannot find any authoritative source (FAQ, , etc.) that states this. This behavior is highly surprising otherwise, since the association bonus counts towards reputation normally in nearly every other circumstance.  The message should be changed to read:  Thank you for your interest in this question. Because it has attracted low-quality answers, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site, excluding bonuses.   EDIT: &quot;on this site&quot; does not clarify this. It says I must have &quot;10 reputation on this site&quot;. I do. In fact I have 101 reputation on this site. (&quot;Hey Paul, how much reputation do you have on that site?&quot; &quot;101.&quot; &quot;How much do you have on that other site?&quot; &quot;13,000.&quot;) Surely you wouldn't suggest I have the 100 points extra on another site? (If so, it hasn't shown up yet.) If it said &quot;10 reputation earned on this site&quot;, that would be arguably correct, though still much less clear than my suggested wording.
I recently started an account on , and went to add an answer to a question which was protected. I have enough rep on other sites that I have the "Association Bonus", so I was confused as to why I wasn't being allowed to answer the question.     This question is protected to prevent "thanks!", "me too!", or spam answers by new users. To answer it, you must have earned at least 10 reputation on this site.   After re-reading the message and reviewing , I realized that the bonus didn't count as points earned toward that site.  This is a really minor issue, but I think it's worth fixing (not sure if bug or feature).  I believe that users who have enough rep to receive the association bonus should generally already know not to post "thanks!" and "me too!" style answers, so if the message is accurate, users who receive the association bonus should be able to answer protected questions.  If there's another reason to keep users from answering protected questions, such as  claim that:     For protected questions, you are expected to have experience on the target site itself. Experience at other sites is not enough.   then the message should be updated to reflect this.  Option 1:  make protected questions open to anyone who has >10 rep on that site and update the message to read:     This question is protected to prevent "thanks!", "me too!", or spam answers by new users. To answer it, you must have at least 10 reputation on this site.   Option 2:  leave protected questions the way they are, but update the message to read:     This question is protected to prevent "thanks!", "me too!", or spam answers by new users. To answer it, you must have earned at least 10 reputation on this site to show that you have experience on this topic; experience on other StackExchange sites is not enough.   Option 3:  Answer with your own suggestions/improvements to these ideas.
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