I thought the purpose of HN was to judge the quality of applicants to YC, not by your karma score but by sampling the quality of actual posts. So although your

I thought the purpose of HN was to judge the quality of applicants to YC, not by your karma score but by sampling the quality of actual posts. So although your karma is increasing, if you're planning on applying, it doesn't give you much of an edge. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I'm just speculating. +1 for hacking the karma system.