This has me thinking, comment score appears to be tied to two independent things: 1. The quality of the post. 2. The time since the article was posted, it's a

This has me thinking, comment score appears to be tied to two independent things: 1. The quality of the post. 2. The time since the article was posted, it's arrival to the front page, etc. Not all insightful comments are modded up the same, for this reason amongst a number of others. If someone says something smart, but says it late, the net effect will be to drag their karma/comment ratio down. I'd be concerned that this would prevent people from making good points when they run the risk of insufficient eyeballs.