That was part of my reasoning. There are many karma algorithms that could be deployed in different contexts. If the HN readers found some good alternatives, may

That was part of my reasoning. There are many karma algorithms that could be deployed in different contexts. If the HN readers found some good alternatives, maybe PG -- or whoever maintains the sites code -- could integrate it as a user preference. For example, I would prefer to read the comments of people who have a few very strong comments rather than people who have many average comments. (Note: I am completely ignorant about HN's code -- I don't know how they cache or calculate anything).