So, you make an old question tons better with an awesome answer and pay 100 reputation for the privilege. I am not following where the Stack Overflow community are losing out.

So, you make an old question tons better with an awesome answer and pay 100 reputation for the privilege. I am not following where the Stack Overflow community are losing out.

Note: we added a few more checks and balances

• If you are placing a bounty on a question you answered, your minimum spend is 100
• If you are placing a repeat bounty on a question, your minimum spend doubles till it reaches 500