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If number is utterly meaningless it should not be here at all, visible or not.
by rimliu 8y ago
If number is utterly meaningless it should not be here at all, visible or not.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoI don't think it adds anything at all having it visible on my own posts. Occasional surprise when something attracts a particularly high or controversial voting pattern isn't giving much. Keeping the overall total seems relatively harmless and helps identify the low and negative karma trolls. Ordering on HN by vote count works, and would continue to work invisible to all. The few places it breaks - the political, the climate change discussions etc, are where there may be more voting for tribal reasons.