I don't think moderation rights should be granted on the basis of karma. In fact, I'd be happy if the karma was visible only to the user in question, and maybe

I don't think moderation rights should be granted on the basis of karma. In fact, I'd be happy if the karma was visible only to the user in question, and maybe to higher-level administrators. That should remove most reasons to game the system. There are other reasons why I am interested in the meta-moderation concept. One is that it allows utter newbies a peek at what Wikipedians do all day. Once you have a sense of how others make edits, you may learn to do it yourself.