Re:Aliens in the valley: The complete and chaotic history of...
by Scapeghost on Saturday November 09, 2019 @08:51PM
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> internet points are surely just internet points
Except when they're used to promote misinformation and bury facts.
> I think there should be a cost to upvoting or downvoting, so they can't be handed out willy-nilly.
Would a cost to voting not encourage farming points?
Aside from the 500 points (or whatever it is now) hurdle to be able to downvote (on HN, and similar though not the same hurdle for /.'s meta moderation), internet points are surely just internet points and any mechanism that made them more would end up in farming / community-moderated voice would tend to the farmers.