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Ask HN: Why upvotes not raising my karma?
Hi,
I've recently been throttled such that I can only submit 1 entry every 6 or so hours. I also noticed overnight that the upvotes my entries get weren't applied to my karma- it took at least 6 points to go up by 1. What's going on?
- ColinWright 11y agoFrom https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html How is a user's karma calculated? Roughly, the number of upvotes on their stories and comments minus the number of downvotes. The numbers don't match up exactly, because some votes aren't counted to prevent abuse. My interpretation: I suspect the abuse being referred to here is voting rings. If the system believes the votes are coming from members of a voting ring, they won't be counted.
- DanBC 11y agoWhat did mods say when you email them?
- cdvonstinkpot 11y agoHaven't reached out, nor do I know how (haven't tried)
- wglb 11y agoAt the bottom of the page, there is a "support" link whose purpose is to respond to exactly this kind of question.
- joezydeco 11y agoSo maybe, oh I don't know, throttle it back a bit? (And does tptacek know you ripped off his profile?)
- cdvonstinkpot 11y agoFlattery- I mean no ill intent
- patio11 11y agoAnd does tptacek know you ripped off his profile? And so the cycle is complete -- Thomas' profile is conscious imitation of a late-1800s ad placed for a tradesman in an Illinois newspaper. F. J. PETHERICK has commenced business as a SADDLER and HARNESS-MAKER in premises next to Messrs Gorton and Son's, Fielding, and hopes, by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a fair share of patronage and support. REPAIRS OF ALL KINDS UNDERTAKEN AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. A trial solicited!
- tptacek 11y agoIt was my least popular Matasano job ad on HN (I think it actually got negative points). But I'm very happy if it's now the membership sign of my death cult.
- Mz 11y agoFrom my profile: If you have questions that are not answered by the Guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html or FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html do not hesitate to write to the new moderator, Dan Gackle (pronounced "Gackley"): https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=dang https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=dang ------ I have twice emailed him about upvotes not adding to my karma. System glitch or them updating the backend was the culprit. I also have the impression that you no longer get all points from articles being upvoted. I have not paid close attention, but my vague hand wavy impression is that you do not get all of the first ten points and you do not get all of the points if two items are being upvoted at the same time.