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I don't find it easy personally, my most upvoted comment has 14 points, most are under 4 points. But then, I don't comment often and I don't care about being a

I don't find it easy personally, my most upvoted comment has 14 points, most are under 4 points. But then, I don't comment often and I don't care about being able to downvote, so I think I'll survive.

the_watcher 9y ago
Comments are worth a point, so as long as you're not posting comments that are regularly downvoted, just participating will get you there.
- icebraining 9y ago
  No, the default point doesn't count towards your karma.
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  - thaumasiotes 9y ago
    It's still true that just participating will get you there. I'm pretty sure my median comment has 2 points.
kbenson 9y ago
It takes a while in the beginning, then you learn what works and what doesn't, which thankfully aligns fairly well with the community values as I see them. Here's a distillation of how I see them: * Comment when you have something to contribute. The contribution can be small, even just adding your own experience. A "me too" comment will likely get downvoted. A "Me too. I often experience/feel this when..." will likely be left neutral or upvoted, depending on topic and content. * Assume the other party in a discussion or argument is acting in good faith. Try to look for alternate interpretations for offensive or upsetting comments, and ask, if at all ambiguous. Even if it's clear the opinion is at odds with your own, don't condemn someone outright, ask why (and try to do so in a way that doesn't sound like you're setting them up). * Tangents are okay. Responding to a particular comment but addressing the conversation is okay. Try to make it obvious when you are not addressing the person you replied to specifically. Context matters, especially for those that see the reply, and it's easy for them to assume it's supposed to be meant as a rebuttal to them when they've been seeing lots of rebuttals.
- plopilop 9y ago
  Sure, but most of the time I don't feel like I have things relevant to add to the discussion, I'm more of the lurker type. I just wanted to point out that in my case, getting points was not that easy. But I actually don't care about it, so everything is fine for me. :)
galfarragem 9y ago
I believe the top comment in an high voted thread can get 100+ points but winning the thread is extremely difficult. In almost 6y I only was able to make it 3 or 4 times. The quality is really high and it's amazing how there is always somebody in a better position to comment it.
plopilop 9y ago
Aaaaaaaand now this comment is my most upvoted comment. Obviously.

the_watcher 9y ago

Comments are worth a point, so as long as you're not posting comments that are regularly downvoted, just participating will get you there.

icebraining 9y ago
No, the default point doesn't count towards your karma.
- deleted 9y ago
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- thaumasiotes 9y ago
  It's still true that just participating will get you there. I'm pretty sure my median comment has 2 points.

kbenson 9y ago

It takes a while in the beginning, then you learn what works and what doesn't, which thankfully aligns fairly well with the community values as I see them. Here's a distillation of how I see them: * Comment when you have something to contribute. The contribution can be small, even just adding your own experience. A "me too" comment will likely get downvoted. A "Me too. I often experience/feel this when..." will likely be left neutral or upvoted, depending on topic and content. * Assume the other party in a discussion or argument is acting in good faith. Try to look for alternate interpretations for offensive or upsetting comments, and ask, if at all ambiguous. Even if it's clear the opinion is at odds with your own, don't condemn someone outright, ask why (and try to do so in a way that doesn't sound like you're setting them up). * Tangents are okay. Responding to a particular comment but addressing the conversation is okay. Try to make it obvious when you are not addressing the person you replied to specifically. Context matters, especially for those that see the reply, and it's easy for them to assume it's supposed to be meant as a rebuttal to them when they've been seeing lots of rebuttals.

plopilop 9y ago
Sure, but most of the time I don't feel like I have things relevant to add to the discussion, I'm more of the lurker type. I just wanted to point out that in my case, getting points was not that easy. But I actually don't care about it, so everything is fine for me. :)

galfarragem 9y ago

I believe the top comment in an high voted thread can get 100+ points but winning the thread is extremely difficult. In almost 6y I only was able to make it 3 or 4 times. The quality is really high and it's amazing how there is always somebody in a better position to comment it.

plopilop 9y ago

Aaaaaaaand now this comment is my most upvoted comment. Obviously.