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Robin's point about karma is worth exploring. Yes, votes help to filter comments and the modest score required to post makes sense. But what is the purpose of tracking very large totals? (Eliezer's doesn't even fit inside his little green circle!) This creates a competition and plays to emotional reinforcement mechanisms. It also can be intimidating to see for passers-by or would-be LW contributors.
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.
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.