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While not all of us can spend the time to become an HN celebrity, there are many of us who have worked to get a high karma over time. HN should highlight the na
by dwwoelfel 14y ago
While not all of us can spend the time to become an HN celebrity, there are many of us who have worked to get a high karma over time. HN should highlight the names of such users in purple, similar to the way it highlights newbies with green.
PG tried that (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=467181 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=467181), except with orange instead of purple.
- kapitalx 14y agoConsidering that the post is 3.5 years old, it makes me wonder if this problem has always been around. I wonder if this problem is cyclic and peaks at different times during the year or during certain events, such as summer or demo days.
- philwelch 14y ago> Considering that the post is 3.5 years old, it makes me wonder if this problem has always been around. It hasn't.
- franzus 14y ago> worked to get a high karma Wow, why would anyone consider a score on any internet site so important? I certainly wouldn't "work hard" to get internet points.
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- reledi 14y agoDo you know why it was discontinued? I'd imagine the high ranking members becoming elitist and worshipped or hated by the rest of the community.