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>> (or perhaps only hidden until after you vote but I don't see why they need to be there period) That's an interesting point--why does every site need to quan

>> (or perhaps only hidden until after you vote but I don't see why they need to be there period) That's an interesting point--why does every site need to quantify for the user the particular score of a comment? Why not indicate popularity by simply ordering the comments? Is it a trust issue?

wmf 18y ago
Karma -> karma whoring -> pageviews -> profit? Slashdot no longer displays numeric karma and you can disable display of comment scores.
eru 18y ago
You could also give other clues besides ordering - without revealing the numbers 'in your face'.
- william42 18y ago
  What sort of other clues?
  - eru 18y ago
    For example color-shading. While it may still be possible to re-extract numbers from the colors --- psychological colors may have another effect than numbers.
    - eru 18y ago
      Or perhaps something like Nethack does: http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html#p0 http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/pray.html#p0
      - william42 18y ago
        That's sort of like what Slashdot does for karma. "Karma: Excellent"