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100+ karma won't exactly be a good parameter. I am a regular at Hacker News for around 3 months now , mostly just to read the content & up-vote the ones I reall
by gshahlot 15y ago
100+ karma won't exactly be a good parameter. I am a regular at Hacker News for around 3 months now , mostly just to read the content & up-vote the ones I really like. But my karma has been at 1 forever now, maybe because I don't comment much, not sure. Still karma does not say much.
- vaporstun 15y agoIt's certainly not a direct correlation, but it does help to sort the spam bots and people who created an account but never use it from the rest. However, I did mention that the karma approach would not account for lurkers which was why I proposed the logged in method. There are many other interesting data points I'd love, but without pg releasing a lot of the info, it's tough (or in some cases impossible) to gather from public data.
- jannes 15y agoYeah, I agree. Karma shouldn't be an indicator of how often one visits HN, it's merely an indicator of how much one participates in the HN community. For me, getting karma is not desirable at all. What's the point of it? I only comment, when I think I have something useful to say, which is not often the case. I never felt the urge to post just so that my karma increases. I think, this really reflects the good design of this whole system by pg.
- ordinary 15y agoArguably, silent spectators aren't part of the community they spectate. A bit like watching TV doesn't make you famous.
- meichenf 15y agoI've been following HN for 3+ years now. I would rather read content and upvote then post meaningless responses for a karma score or +5 Funny.