Cool...
But it would be nice if all these "small" (not criticizing in any way here) websites allowed either query parameters in the URL or directly "short URLs" (like bit.ly etc.) so we could share links.
(maybe I missed it?)
Hacker News Karma Tracker
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#12It's just a number in a database. What you say and how you say it is more important than what other people think of it. If your words are important to you and you said them in earnest, why does it matter?
Side note: You may even be unconsciously censoring yourself in fear of losing karma. It's a similar effect to suddenly having a lot of followers on Twitter.
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#13Cool... But it would be nice if all these "small" (not criticizing in any way here) websites allowed either query parameters in the URL or directly "short URLs" (like bit.ly etc.) so we could share links. (maybe I missed it?)
Well, this site may not have it in short URL form, but if you do need to shorten something else without too much of a hassle, there are lots of bookmarklets out there :
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#14Why is aaronbrethorst ranked both 38 and 39 in the "Overall karma leaders" list?
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#15Not sure if it's a bug or my browser is just too old, but on Safari 5.1.7 (OS X 10.6.8), the "See your Data" button doesn't do anything. Works fine in Chrome.
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#16I like this!
Is there any way of fitting some kind of averaging in there? There is karma per day, so perhaps posts per day?
Also, (http://hn-karma-tracker.herokuapp.com/superstars)
98 and 99 appear to be duplicates.
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#17It's just a number in a database. What you say and how you say it is more important than what other people think of it. If your words are important to you and you said them in earnest, why does it matter? Side note: You may even be unconsciously censoring yourself in fear of losing karma. It's a similar effect to suddenly having a lot of followers on Twitter.
Sure, but karma is an important measurement of the (perceived) quality of your posts. If a comment gets upvoted that's not only because people agree with you but also because they think your comment has value. Likewise, if a comment gets downvoted, that's a fair indicator it did not have a lot of merit.
Of course, HN distorts this somewhat by just having one score for all the possible reasons a user might have to vote on a comment, and inevitably superstar posters get upvoted reflexively often drowning out better comments. But overall, as both a tool for measuring quality and a reward system it works pretty well.
By voting, we give each other points of a credibility currency that transcends individual discussions.
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#18Neat. One thing I noticed though... my karma isn't correct even though it states it was last updated today. I haven't commented in almost a week prior to this comment.
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#19It's just a number in a database. What you say and how you say it is more important than what other people think of it. If your words are important to you and you said them in earnest, why does it matter? Side note: You may even be unconsciously censoring yourself in fear of losing karma. It's a similar effect to suddenly having a lot of followers on Twitter.
Sure, but karma is an important measurement of the (perceived) quality of your posts. If a comment gets upvoted that's not only because people agree with you but also because they think your comment has value. Likewise, if a comment gets downvoted, that's a fair indicator it did not have a lot of merit. Of course, HN distorts this somewhat by just having one score for all the possible reasons a user might have to vot…
I just got a measurement of my post, simply because you replied. ;)
Just by talking to me, you've let me know what I said was worth at least a reply.
This is just opinion, so take it for what its worth... I'd much rather someone reply to me, email, chat whatever, and let me know what exactly they think rather than assign my words a value via a mouse click. Wouldn't you?
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#20This is pretty cool haha, it tracks and it gives accurate data. Very very quickly to. Great job.