Re:Ask HN: How valuable is karma?
by krapp on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:23PM
(#14493978)
It's worthless.
It doesn't even really serve its intended purpose - encouraging civil behavior through reinforcement, or acting as a weight to sort by quality. And the fact that there are no guidelines for voting means that it carries very little context as well, besides being a general indicator of account age.
Re:Ask HN: How valuable is karma?
by samstave on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:17PM
(#14493944)
Interesting question to ponder...
This is just my opinion, and I am open to hearing anyones and better understanding of the importance of Karma, especially given that I still feel that the internet is in its infancy)
Karma is a a valuable social lubricant within the context of the site, community, and topics discussed therein...
It serves as a queue as to the validity of either the information being shared, or the value fellow members of the community perceive the contribution to be.
It doesn't even really serve its intended purpose - encouraging civil behavior through reinforcement, or acting as a weight to sort by quality. And the fact that there are no guidelines for voting means that it carries very little context as well, besides being a general indicator of account age.
This is just my opinion, and I am open to hearing anyones and better understanding of the importance of Karma, especially given that I still feel that the internet is in its infancy)
Karma is a a valuable social lubricant within the context of the site, community, and topics discussed therein...
It serves as a queue as to the validity of either the information being shared, or the value fellow members of the community perceive the contribution to be.