I’ve noticed that humor gets a lot of upvotes compared to good but non-funny comments. However, humor hasn’t taken over, probably because being funny can take some thought.
I don’t think karma conveys a lot of information at this point, though heavily upvoted articles tend to be good, and I’ve given up on reading down-voted articles, with a possible exception of those that get a significant number of comments.
I’ve noticed that humor gets a lot of upvotes compared to good but non-funny comments. However, humor hasn’t taken over, probably because being funny can take some thought.
I don’t think karma conveys a lot of information at this point, though heavily upvoted articles tend to be good, and I’ve given up on reading down-voted articles, with a possible exception of those that get a significant number of comments.