Do you feel that the current trend in which all users vote to decide what is newsworthy or the best is a bit skewed? If you agree with the principle but don’t like the fact that these systems can often be cheated or that the typical user isn’t that smart, then perhaps you will be interested in a new method being explored by Numbrosia. In order to gain merit points on Numbrosia you must complete puzzles and the better you do, the more sway your vote will have.
Think of it as a way of giving more merit to “smarter” people, or at least to people who are better at doing the puzzles. Not only do the puzzles give more merit to people who do better, they also ensure that people don’t vote every 30-seconds since they use their merit points each vote and have to do another puzzle to gain merit point again.
Numbrosia.com In Their Own Words
“News/links/ads are ranked by submitter’s Numbrosia Puzzle score from the last 24 hours divided by his/her submission count”
Why Numbrosia.com It Might Be A Killer
This is a very original idea and some people have become very addicted to the puzzle. This might open up an interesting new industry whereby advertisers contract smart people to do the puzzles and use the merit points to get a better advertising ranking.
Some Questions About Numbrosia.com
Will everyday people want to do a difficult puzzle to be able to rank news etc..? This will probably appeal to a small segment of diehards but it does not appear that it will be something that will appeal to the masses. 
