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OK, but none of that has any impact at all on anything outside of HN. (With the possible exception of edw519, who's got such a high amount of karma that it migh

OK, but none of that has any impact at all on anything outside of HN. (With the possible exception of edw519, who's got such a high amount of karma that it might be breaking the fourth wall and spilling over into the rest of his life.) > Since this community doesn't take too kindly to smart ass comments you are forced to conform to a higher standard... Assumptions in this statement: 1. Everyone always wants to make smart-ass comments. 2. Nobody wants to behave this way anyway. 3. Smart-ass comments are never rewarded here. I don't think I agree with any of those. I behave here exactly the way I did on Reddit; I simply no longer spend any time on Reddit. Nor does the karma system here discourage me from saying anything or behaving in a particular way. At the most, I might withhold an opinion on something simply because I don't feel like it's worth defending. (I'm spending so much effort ranting about karma here because I'm hoping that maybe someone will read it later and consider doing something different in the next social whattathingamajig.)

coderdude 16y ago
Certainly your karma impacts what you do outside of HN if it draws people to contact you outside of HN, or compels them to take to interest in your projects. I don't believe my statement made any of the assumptions you listed. Not everyone wants to make smart-ass comments, but many do. This is more true with people outside our community (Redditers) than for people who have been part of this community for a while. Smart-ass comments are sometimes rewarded here and that is somewhat unfortunate. The general rule however is that they are not. You do not behave like your standard Redditer, and that might be why you no longer engage in discussion there.
- thaumaturgy 16y ago
  I love how you talk about Redditors the way many of them talk about Digg users, and yet somehow still act as if that sets you apart from them. Nevermind, carry on.

coderdude 16y ago

Certainly your karma impacts what you do outside of HN if it draws people to contact you outside of HN, or compels them to take to interest in your projects. I don't believe my statement made any of the assumptions you listed. Not everyone wants to make smart-ass comments, but many do. This is more true with people outside our community (Redditers) than for people who have been part of this community for a while. Smart-ass comments are sometimes rewarded here and that is somewhat unfortunate. The general rule however is that they are not. You do not behave like your standard Redditer, and that might be why you no longer engage in discussion there.

thaumaturgy 16y ago
I love how you talk about Redditors the way many of them talk about Digg users, and yet somehow still act as if that sets you apart from them. Nevermind, carry on.