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Not really. If one throws an hojillion low-quality posts up in a day, a few of those will be ranked +1. That grants frequent posters a ludicrously high karma
by tom_rath 17y ago
Not really.
If one throws an hojillion low-quality posts up in a day, a few of those will be ranked +1. That grants frequent posters a ludicrously high karma score for what amounts to little overall contribution to the 'community'.
In a way, it's almost an MMORPG -- the longer you stick around and 'grind', the higher your score gets.
- andreyf 17y agoIn my experience, spamming low-quality posts, not counting the bottom [-8,1] and top [30, inf] gets me an average of about +10 each. The trick is to keep posting comments small (readable at a glance), intriguing (just enough to warrant an upvote), and non-controversial points early on in a popular thread. If you can't be one of the first commentators, it's best to reply in a way that puts your reply as close to the top as possible - replying to anything "below the fold" is a terrible investment. [Aside: yes, I'm ashamed to care about karma enough to think these things through, but somehow, I just can't help it]
- pg 17y agoI think about these things too, but because I'm trying to prevent them from being necessary. Unfortunately these are hard problems. I've been thinking about them since early Reddit and still don't have solutions.
- YuriNiyazov 17y agoAnd then you publically complain about being downvoted?
- andreyf 17y agoOnly if I think it'll get me more upvotes ;)
- rokhayakebe 17y agoTake a look at the top 50 and see their average submission and comment score.
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