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... I still don't know what HN Karma is for or how it's gained.
by bbissoon 14y ago
... I still don't know what HN Karma is for or how it's gained.
- spuiszis 14y agoditto
- csense 14y agoYou get karma for every time someone upvotes you. When you have 500 or so, you get the privilege of downvoting.
- shanelja 14y agoIt's more of a curse than a privilege, I find myself hitting downvote now instead of replying with a well thought out answer to tell them why they are wrong. The downvote should require a comment.
- mkr-hn 14y agoIt lets people show appreciation for a post even if they have nothing to say.
- Peroni 14y agoIt has legitimate benefits. Aside from the ability to downvote comments after 500 karma, your karma score affects the positioning of your comments in threads. The highest comment or reply isn't always the most upvoted, there's a ratio of upvotes to cumulative karma that dictates where your comment sits in a thread and in turn, its visibility to other users.