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Reputation is already very important online. How many forums implement some sort of karma system? Imagine an anonymous rumor about a new Apple product left in a

Reputation is already very important online. How many forums implement some sort of karma system? Imagine an anonymous rumor about a new Apple product left in a comment in some random website. How much stock would you put in that versus the same rumor printed by John Gruber as an anonymous source. Both are anonymous, but Gruber would be putting his reputation on the line when he promotes a rumor.

lsc 17y ago
carma != reputation. Carma is built by saying what others on the form believe. if a job applicant has a high carma, I assume 1. they waste a lot of time on forms, and 2. they side with the herd on issues where there are strong feelings.