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Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)

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Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)

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Post by opan »

_blrj wrote: post #10

It suppresses opinions that are not widely accepted or favorable and deters irritable tones of voice among other things.

This is one reason I'm not a big fan of these sorts of karma systems. It's like when social media sites try to re-order the news instead of just showing it in chronological order. This post was popular, so maybe you'll like it too. Just a bit irritating. I think I prefer more traditional forums where the new posts are at the end.

Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)

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Post by veddox »

labster wrote: post #21

At 1000 karma you unlock the ability to post an occasional /.-worthy +2 Funny comment without worrying about the inevitable downvotes. But really, I do look at people's karma to see if I should take a comment seriously if I'm feeling uncertain about it. People with 2000+ karma are usually worth listening to, even if you don't agree with them.

Yes, karma is a good indicator of standing in the HN community :-) High karma shows somebody has been around for a while and is known for substantive comments.

Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)

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Post by jason_slack »

oever wrote: post #26
jason_slack wrote: post #14

I think at a certain Karma you can also change your: top bar color. I have mine set to: 9794b6. I think it was at 500 points that I could do this.

Who needs karma when you can use a user.js script?

I guess those of us that believe in karma :-)
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