Empirically, I see that it is impossible to get more than around 270 points in a day (the system stops giving credit after a while). And yet, when you look at the list of top weekly rep gatherers, it looks like number 1 has gotten around 500 points a day. How is this possible?
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1$\begingroup$ Empirically I know that it’s possible to get $500$ without bounties, having done it on $4$ and $7$ November $2012$. It just needs a lot of acceptances. $\endgroup$– Brian M. ScottCommented Dec 16, 2013 at 7:42
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You can get at most 200 points in a day from upvotes. But bounties and +15 bonus for accepted answers are exempt from the cap. Hence, the total number of points one can get in a day is not limited.
For details, see How does "Reputation" work?
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$\begingroup$ @Igor: Sorry, the level of your security clearance is not high enough. If I told you, I'd have to kill you... $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModCommented Dec 14, 2013 at 22:12
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$\begingroup$ @AsafKaragil In that case I won't tell you who invented the vacation... $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 14, 2013 at 22:14
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$\begingroup$ @Igor: That was No. Six, and that is why he was taken to The Village. $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModCommented Dec 14, 2013 at 22:17
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$\begingroup$ @AsafKaragila interesting theory, but incorrect. Everything you know, is wrong: youtu.be/EtXGKqWz8nU $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 14, 2013 at 22:30
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$\begingroup$ @IgorRivin: Indians can be in two places at once! $\endgroup$– robjohn ModCommented Dec 14, 2013 at 22:53
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$\begingroup$ @Thomas: Bounties appear to be mentioned in the second sentence. $\endgroup$– robjohn ModCommented Dec 15, 2013 at 4:05
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$\begingroup$ @robjohn: I should probably go get a degree in "reading things carefully". $\endgroup$– ThomasCommented Dec 15, 2013 at 4:30
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$\begingroup$ @Igor: I was expecting something else when you said that everything I know is wrong: youtube.com/watch?v=qits3nn73ks $\endgroup$– Asaf Karagila ModCommented Dec 15, 2013 at 15:39