Actually, I would say that this whole affair was a net positive. It brought to light an issue that I'm sure some of us believe should be reformed. At this point I've gotten most of my karma back, and a lot of people have gained karma, so I'd say karma is up overall. Rationalists cannot agree to disagree, so when we argue correctly, we become stronger. I suppose I was briefly frustrated by this and its possible that some animosity sprung up here and there, but in the end we're all really friends here trying to talk about a story we enjoy, and this was undeniably amusing.
At this point I've gotten most of my karma back, and a lot of people have gained karma, so I'd say karma is up overall.
With regards to karma, most of the comments on LW have positive karma, very few have negative. So by mere participation in a long discussion people gain karma, unless they do something very wrong and refuse to give up.
This does not directly contradict what you said. Most of discussions are added value on LW. I just suspect that the karma does not reflect utility precisely; positive votes are given more cheaply than negative votes. (An e...
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