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Without. The lack of points make me look closer at the content rather than group think of a post. Even if briefly, a brand new comment is at the top of a thread
by skennedy 16y ago
Without. The lack of points make me look closer at the content rather than group think of a post. Even if briefly, a brand new comment is at the top of a thread. Unless I read it there is no way of knowing the quality in comparison to other comments. Would be interesting to know if the average karma per post is going up/down for those that have been around for a while.
- arohner 16y agoAnecdotally, my karma per post has gone way up. Either that, or I've had a lucky few days. My guess is, when people don't see how many points a post has, they have no way to calibrate whether it has "too many" points or "too few".
- daeken 16y agoI haven't seen much of a bump in my own karma coinciding with this, but I have noticed that I'm voting significantly more than normal.
- cosgroveb 16y agoI've found that I'm extremely less likely to downvote. And in at least one exchange I've been more civil because it's less of a contest. I think it's a good thing overall but I REALLY miss the ability to skim more efficiently when I want to (I don't always skim but when I don't want to waste too much time it's super helpful).
- trustfundbaby 16y agoI'm just the opposite ... I'm voting a lot less ... it seems the points do bias me but in a different way ... if something has a lot of point already, I won't bother to vote it up ... but if theres a really strong post and it has few points I'll immediately upvote it ... I find it harder to read/skim comments now though ... because I'm reading every comment instead of getting the highlights based on the votes.
- jarin 16y agoI have noticed that my karma per post has gone down quite a bit (something that would normally get 7-8 upvotes is getting maybe 1-2 or none). I think it's an example of people thinking "well, someone else has probably voted that up and that arrow is just so tiny". I'm of course assuming that my posts are awesome and deserving of upvotes, which they may well not be. :)
- akent 16y agoAgreed. I find that without the points, I am now reading comments more closely to determine for myself if a comment has merit rather than relying on the points and skimming. Maybe having it as a configurable option would be best.
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- sonnekki 16y agoAgreeing here: I must admit that I used the display points as a crutch. My thought process was, "Hey, this has a lot of votes, it must mean that they have something (good|relevant|interesting) to say". Now, I am forced to read a comment and ask "Do I agree with this? Does this deserve an upvote?" This is a great thing, and it may slow down my karma-giving, but in the long run, the data will be more accurate.