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It's not that I care so much - I don't really care about the karma - it's just that it's a source of information about the community and my actions within it.

It's not that I care so much - I don't really care about the karma - it's just that it's a source of information about the community and my actions within it. Karma is intended to reinforce "good behavior" and discourage "bad behavior" and so I pay attention to it. Not least, as I'm running a closed community I'm paying very close attention to the effect, and to the discussions that occasionally pop up. > I have the hacker friends extension ... set > to highlight all of your comments and submissions. Gosh. <blush> Thanks.

JoachimSchipper 16y ago
For better or worse, karma has little to do with good. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872693 was near the top, mixed snark and a (decent) reference, cost maybe 30 seconds to type, and earned 36 upvotes as of this post. Conversely, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881992 took far too long (over an hour) to write, was far more informative, and earned 9 upvotes. At one point, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882453 had more upvotes - I guess because of the pig? I'm not ashamed of the first comment, but it saddens me to see that the second got so far fewer votes... and this seems to be the case for many other comment(s/ors) as well. For what it's worth, I know your username and read your comments with interest.