I have said this in the past (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1665746 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1665746) - as long as posting doesn't "cost" anyth

I have said this in the past (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1665746 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1665746) - as long as posting doesn't "cost" anything, there will be mindless as well as countless posts, making it harder to really spot intelligent stuff. It's natural for explosive stuff to make it to the top. Now, how we pay for the posts is probably have karma as part of it somewhere. Or may be not. But, it's a discussion worth having.