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by and large, this community seems to be fairly resistant to these types of things and to the general woes that plague places like reddit/digg. if an orange-na

by noodle 18y ago

by and large, this community seems to be fairly resistant to these types of things and to the general woes that plague places like reddit/digg. if an orange-namer starts getting out of line, i'm sure they'll be taken down a peg. edited to add: about the only problem i forsee with orange names is that they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. "oh this guy is orange, he posts good comments, this is probably a good one too, i'll vote it up", leading to orange namers rarely losing orange-named status unless they really step out of line

tptacek 18y ago
Just want to note: that was already happening even without the orange. At a certain karmic critical mass, my comments started getting voted up more often. But I'm just as much of an asshole now as I was 9 months ago. I agree the orange makes it worse; it's a step in the wrong direction. On the other hand, it's not introducing a new problem. And we're all way to obsessed with this silly number.
- SwellJoe 18y ago
  But I'm just as much of an asshole now as I was 9 months ago. But you're an asshole we all know. You're our asshole.
- Xichekolas 18y ago
  I had no idea what your karma was until this comment prompted me to check... kudos. But your point is still true. I usually find myself either loving or hating what you say, and you have been prolific enough that I recognize your username and actively search for your comments on stories just to see what you have to say. As such, I'm more likely to vote on you than someone else that I haven't followed. To me, karma is purely feedback on whether I said something of value. I could care less about the karma of others, and base my voting on the comment/submission, not who said/submitted it. I didn't realize until now that recognition is also a bias to my voting however. Thanks for being the example that revealed that to me. I'm not sure I'll change my behavior, but it's an amusing observation either way.

by noodle 18y ago

tptacek 18y ago

Just want to note: that was already happening even without the orange. At a certain karmic critical mass, my comments started getting voted up more often. But I'm just as much of an asshole now as I was 9 months ago. I agree the orange makes it worse; it's a step in the wrong direction. On the other hand, it's not introducing a new problem. And we're all way to obsessed with this silly number.

SwellJoe 18y ago
But I'm just as much of an asshole now as I was 9 months ago. But you're an asshole we all know. You're our asshole.
Xichekolas 18y ago
I had no idea what your karma was until this comment prompted me to check... kudos. But your point is still true. I usually find myself either loving or hating what you say, and you have been prolific enough that I recognize your username and actively search for your comments on stories just to see what you have to say. As such, I'm more likely to vote on you than someone else that I haven't followed. To me, karma is purely feedback on whether I said something of value. I could care less about the karma of others, and base my voting on the comment/submission, not who said/submitted it. I didn't realize until now that recognition is also a bias to my voting however. Thanks for being the example that revealed that to me. I'm not sure I'll change my behavior, but it's an amusing observation either way.