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

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.