Isn't the "karma" calculated from both upvotes on your comments and your submissions? If so this could easily end up being a pretty bad metric for deciding whic

Isn't the "karma" calculated from both upvotes on your comments and your submissions? If so this could easily end up being a pretty bad metric for deciding which users leave valuable comments - a couple of front page stories will send your score through the roof. Additionally, I think simple 1-scoring comments don't contribute to your karma - it's when they get upvoted that they count. So spamming a bunch of useless stuff won't help, and to be honest people are likely to see and start downvoting/flagging you. It's probably not worth caring about the points you get, as long as you're not saying a bunch of abusive stuff and getting flagged or shadowbanned :D Edit: confirmed my suspicion re "1 point" comments not adding 1 point to your karma: I was on 8700 before hitting "reply" and I'm still on 8700 immediately after.