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The biggest problem with setting a minimum, particularly one that high is that it is extremely difficult to get a lot of karma from comments alone, especially f
by kgermino 16y ago
The biggest problem with setting a minimum, particularly one that high is that it is extremely difficult to get a lot of karma from comments alone, especially for new users without name recognition.
- cglee 16y agoThat's the point: raise the bar by forcing the new users to hang around and get a feel for the culture before submitting. On top of that, acquiring 200 karma points on HN definitely doesn't fall into the "extremely difficult" category.
- gommm 16y agoYes but I think a lower amount like 50 would probably be enough or at least a good test before trying an higher threshold..
- gaustin 16y ago200 karma is not an onerous burden. I've been reading HN for years, but only started posting comments regularly in the past couple of months (maybe two or three posts per week). Right now, I'm over 100, and I'm not that insightful. If I had something to say and paid more attention to posting in threads that are likely to be popular, I'm sure I'd have much more karma.