Karma doesn't make someone respected (quite the opposite in some cases), sharing good information does Sharing good information often leads to high karma. I'm

Karma doesn't make someone respected (quite the opposite in some cases), sharing good information does Sharing good information often leads to high karma. I'm not sure where you're opposite comment comes from, a quick look at [1] shows that out of the top 15, I would consider ten very highly respected in the community and people who share good information. The other five names I don't recognize myself, but that certainly doesn't mean that they're not also highly respected or people who share good information. [1] http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders http://news.ycombinator.com/leaders