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52 Post author: RobinHanson 29 March 2009 09:46PM

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Comment author: badger 30 March 2009 06:15:15AM 1 point [-]

Yes, I'm beginning to wonder how useful tracking karma is. Every time I've found myself referring to it, it has been for status purposes. Maybe a set of titles, ie Beginner (0-100), Intermediate (100-500), Master (500+), rather than a straight number, would be worthwhile.

I also wonder if hiding the total on comments (except an indicator for a negative score) would make votes more honest.

Comment author: Emile 30 March 2009 11:02:23AM 10 points [-]

It would, but it would also make them less useful. What's the point of having a more accurate measure if it's at the cost of hiding it?

When I don't have a lot of time, I just skim through the comments and read those with a high score. I'd like to be able to keep doing that.