I'd just cap comment scores at 50 (or less). Scores give a way for people skim read a thread. You're already capping at -10. edit: On plastic.com, they stopped

I'd just cap comment scores at 50 (or less). Scores give a way for people skim read a thread. You're already capping at -10. edit: On plastic.com, they stopped displaying user scores at 50 when it became a competition. -- you could do that too: remove the ego from karma.