Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for?

Re:Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for? by mikeklaas on Sunday November 14, 2010 @03:45AM (#1902872)

I'm surprised you're so flagrantly suggesting the use of HN karma points as a reward for a contest.

If they have any value at all, it is in their use as a proxy for someone's contribution to the HN community (which is very much undermined by stunts like this).

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Re:Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for? by tav on Sunday November 14, 2010 @03:58AM (#1902889)

A lot of users make very valuable comments which are often overlooked for various reasons. I was hoping this would give them some deserved attention. Also, having spent a bit of time looking at various users' comment streams, I've found myself having a better understanding of them — makes for a stronger HN community. And, finally, being able to make decent predictions is a valuable skill for any entrepreneur...

Hope that helps explain why I believe this is beneficial and not just fun.

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Re:Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for? by pierrefar on Sunday November 14, 2010 @04:52AM (#1902947)

I agree with the sentiment but not with how you're proposing to implement it.

You say "overlooked for various reasons". Let's work on those reasons not try to patch a system. Why should me being able to guess (not "predict" as you say) the value of a dinner translate into retrospective karma?

Also, what is karma, really? What is it really measuring?

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Re:Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for? by eru on Sunday November 14, 2010 @08:25AM (#1903175)

That contest should have been announced for the bragging rights alone.

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Re:Ask PG: How much did the lunch with you sell for? by rodericksilva on Sunday November 14, 2010 @10:53AM (#1903401)

I thought he was just being funny on a Sunday morning.

I was going to guess something like $10K for a PG breakfast.

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