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Emile comments on [META] Karma for last 30 days? - Less Wrong Discussion

15 Post author: ArisKatsaris 30 August 2012 10:33AM

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Comment author: Emile 30 August 2012 08:01:59PM 3 points [-]

It wouldn't work; as far as I know the total downvotes you are allowed to give is function of your own karma; sockpuppets without karma couldn't downvote, and maintaining three sockpuppets that post enough to get karma (by upvoting each other?) sounds like a pretty non-trivial inconvenience.

Comment author: thomblake 30 August 2012 08:10:48PM 4 points [-]

The 'trivial inconvenience' described the experience for the commenter, not the experience for the stifler.

And it's not hard to get karma for sockpuppets - they can all write relatively innocuous comments and upvote each other.

Comment author: Xachariah 30 August 2012 09:47:23PM 1 point [-]

Theoretically, the more sockpuppets you have, the easier it would be to give each one karma.

Then again I don't think sockpuppets are really a significant problem at the moment. Hopefully they won't grow with these changes.

Comment author: Bruno_Coelho 31 August 2012 03:09:14AM 1 point [-]

So, there is a non-negligible chance of newbie become a future troll reading LW?