Author Rank and G+

Since we do not have the criteria of what establishes Author Rank, I was wondering how certain things would affect it and what the your thoughts are.

When a post is shared and given a +1, does the original author get credit.

If people link to the post or copy it on their site, and it is a low pagerank site, would this affect you?

If you are establishing yourself as an expert in your field, are there any consequences of giving a G+ on another post that has no relevancy. While I am trying to establish myself as an expert in Palm Beach Real Estate and Boynton Beach Real Estate, does it hurt to G+ on other topics. If I give a G+ or comment on BBQ, caturday or some other topic, will it help or hurt

Certain people have already established themselves as top ranked authors. Does Google give more credit to your post when a person, who has established themselves as an author, gives you a +1?

Google has set what is beneficial for websites to help in search results. And also what penalizes the site. The question is what will be a benefit in establishing Author Rank and what factors will be detrimental.

Quality Content has always been a key factor for Google'. When commenting, I would think the more content entered would help. Instead of "Great Post" would a comment such as "Great Real Estate Post", help more.

We'll have to see the results, since Author Rank doesn't officially exist. I bet it does to Google though. Blog Posts