wmoore comments on Zero-based karma coming through - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 22 April 2009 01:09:55PM *  0 points [-]

Then it should be possible to see how many down votes I've cast, to know how many are left. In practice, I expect that the number of downvotes is significantly less than the amount of Karma, but I'm not sure. If this is true, then the limitation is roughly equivalent to simply prohibiting people with Karma less than a threshold to downvote.

Comment author: wmoore 22 April 2009 10:59:39PM 0 points [-]

You are notified when you reach the limit by a message stating how many down votes you've made and what your current karma is. Until then I imagine you should not let this limit influence you:

Not Enough Karma

Note: It is possible to see this message and the down vote count be greater than the karma due its dynamic nature.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 April 2009 12:15:16AM 3 points [-]

You are notified when you reach the limit by a message stating how many down votes you've made and what your current karma is. Until then I imagine you should not let this limit influence you:

I disagree, I want to reserve that power for where I see fit to apply it. I would prefer to calibrate my behavior, so that I won't be left out unexpectedly.

Comment author: mattnewport 23 April 2009 12:43:13AM 1 point [-]

If you reach the limit and encounter a post you really want to downvote you can always un-downvote a previous comment that you dislike less. That would be easier if the 'disliked' link showed comments as well as top level posts.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 April 2009 12:49:18AM *  3 points [-]

Yes, that's an obvious solution, but placing yourself in that situation is unnecessary, and implementing the amendment you suggest is a waste of time where the situation could be avoided in the first place.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 April 2009 12:27:58AM 0 points [-]

Also interesting: how did you upload an image in the comment? Is it an admins-only hack?

Comment author: wmoore 23 April 2009 12:43:38AM *  0 points [-]

Just standard Markdown:

![Alt text](http://example.com/path/to/img.jpg)

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 April 2009 12:55:53AM *  1 point [-]

Well, that I know. The question was about uploading.