Maybe so. Or maybe it just represents "points" -- little cookies -- for the user. You can never have too many cookies. I don't know. That's why I suggested th

Maybe so. Or maybe it just represents "points" -- little cookies -- for the user. You can never have too many cookies. I don't know. That's why I suggested the experiment. I think the idea that it represents peer acclaim is not very useful, at least to me. I've heard other high karma folks say (and I agree) that probably more than anything it just represents spending too much time online.