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I understand what you are worried about, but we can do something about it. How about we non-uber-high-karma-types strive to be better contributors. HN attract
by charlief 16y ago
I understand what you are worried about, but we can do something about it. How about we non-uber-high-karma-types strive to be better contributors.
HN attracts some of the most insightful and eloquent commentary around, but there are enough resources here and enough trial-and-error opportunities for aspiring contributors to thrive.
- Jun8 16y agoMy point, whichb probably didn't come across clearly, was not that HN will go haywire if jacquesm leaves, you're right there are many more good commentors. And the thing about karma is, lacking any other measure, I take karma ~ knowleagability. My points were (1) the good commenters have a big influence on us noobs, who learn a lot from them; 2) each society has ratios of different members, which when they hit a certain level, can bring about nonlinear changes in the society; I thought that if jacquesm's leave becomes an exodus, that can have a substantial effect on HN.