When you hit 2001 karma you become the Star-Child.

Okay, not really. In fact, I'm not sure there are any perks beyond that, either. :)

That brings up a pretty valid point - has anyone broken down what happens with what level of karma?

I know at 5 you can downvote comments, and at 250 you can change your bar color. Somewhere in there, you can create polls, but I don't know how that works, so I don't know what level karma is needed.

I'm pretty sure I could downvote from 25. Maybe it was originally 5. (seeing as I joined much later than you)

I'm at 408, and I can't see a way to start polls, so I'm guessing that's at 500.

You're probably right about the 25 - I'm still pretty new and my karma is at 17, so I don't see downvoting. I hope the minimum number doesn't keep moving up on me as I approach it :)

It's 21 to down vote. I recently got that ability.

It's possible that it has always been 25... I've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again ;)

Those who know won't tell. And those who tell don't know.

"you get to change the colour of the orange bar at the top when you're at or above 250 karma"

Thanks for pointing that out. I now have a blue top bar!

There is no navbar secret!

"There is no YC kabal"

"These aren't the droids you're looking for."

That kinda sucks. It's already precisely the color I'd make it.

The first rule of the Navbar cool club is to never talk about the navbar cool club.