One of the problems with the Karma thing is it's ridiculously simple to gain karma. Unless you're deliberately being stupid. All you have to do is say somethin

One of the problems with the Karma thing is it's ridiculously simple to gain karma. Unless you're deliberately being stupid. All you have to do is say something you believe will fit in with the groupthink of the community. The first step to salvation is the realization that karma="how much time you waste commenting" rather than how much your comments are valued. I'd like to see a community where there is a limited supply of karma. Or your karma is shown as a percentage of total karma. I think that would produce much better dynamics.