There are a lot of ways to get karma: - Be a good, early commenter on a good story. (A bad early comment might get you a ton of downvotes, and a mediocre earl

There are a lot of ways to get karma: - Be a good, early commenter on a good story. (A bad early comment might get you a ton of downvotes, and a mediocre early comment is likely to be ignored as better comments overtake it.) - Submit good articles - Consistently say insightful things. Even if you're not the first to comment, if what you say is really helpful, it'll rocket to the top.