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Re:A proposal for improving HN : it should cost a user Karma... by debacle on Friday September 07, 2012 @09:41AM (#4488950)
I think Karma being invisible is a huge factor. While I understand the idea behind the decision, I think it prevents the community from really seeing what its broader sentiments are.
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Re:A proposal for improving HN : it should cost a user Karma... by sin7 on Friday September 07, 2012 @10:54AM (#4489384)
More than that, I don't want to read all the comments. I just want to read the good ones. Without knowing which comments are good, I read the first set and move on to the next story.
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Re:A proposal for improving HN : it should cost a user Karma... by Nick_C on Saturday September 08, 2012 @02:35AM (#4492453)
Agree completely. I skim the threads in each post now, which is a shame because I'm sure I miss some good points.

To fix this, I would like to see threads bubble up to the top based on total karma score for the thread. Read the top half-dozen threads and you have a pretty good synopsis of both sides of the topic.

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Re:A proposal for improving HN : it should cost a user Karma... by tripzilch on Friday September 07, 2012 @09:25PM (#4491902)
I agree, I could easier skim through the comments by first reading the higher-voted ones.
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