Yeah, LW would probably not be the place to try this. I would guess that most potential karma systems only truly function correctly with a sufficient population of users, a sufficient number of people reading each post. LW has atrophied too much for this.
I really like the idea, but agree that it is sadly not the right thing here. It would be a fun addition to an Arbital-like site.
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