>> if "young" accounts have very limited votes available will new users be less likely to stick around long enough to become more active voters? I suppose that

>> if "young" accounts have very limited votes available will new users be less likely to stick around long enough to become more active voters? I suppose that depends on whether or not they are on the site to read submitted news articles and comments or to play the voting and karma game. I rarely vote (or comment for that matter), but I get value from the content. For that reason, I have continued to consistently visit the site for a couple of years.