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A comment on Ask HN: Wouldn't it make sense to calculate karma on comments, not submissions?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Wouldn't it make sense to calculate karma on comm... by Ultramanoid on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:16AM (#20027399)
What is the point of karma then ( which is another and perfectly valid question -- why not just get rid of it... ), and why it grants benefits as it goes up when it is ( seemingly ) given entirely at random ?
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Re:Ask HN: Wouldn't it make sense to calculate karma on comm... by greenyoda on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:48AM (#20027540)
To get karma, you need to have had some level of participation in the community (posting useful articles or making useful comments).

By putting a karma threshold on actions like flagging or downvoting, HN ensures that these actions can't be done by someone who has just created a throwaway account to harass people.

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