Hi Ritch,
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If people were cheating to achieve something I think it would be a different matter entirely, but how much are they going to truly learn by copying the answers. And at the end of the day thats what it is all about, learning.
nothing?
How much people do really want to learn?
Want to look over the rim of their coffee cup?
Or choosing the way of least resistance to walk through life?
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What satisfaction they gonna get, 'woohoo I can copy and paste'!
Copy and paste is an art by itself. I would say, it applies for +90% of sourcecode reusage 
Wooh, too much intellectual stuff. I need another cup of coffee and look over the rim, haha !
Hey, another thought that came to mind:
How about adding a timer to QOD?
Something like, when you finish within say 5 Minutes you'll get all points. After 10 minutes all -1, .... 
Cheers,
Frank
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