It should also be proportional to a voter’s karma. An upvote from established users like gwern or NancyLebovitz should carry more weight than an upvote from a lurker.
Depends. If the initial set of high karma users isn’t homogeneous or if they aren’t willing to upvote comments just because they agree with them then not necessarily.
It should also be proportional to a voter’s karma. An upvote from established users like gwern or NancyLebovitz should carry more weight than an upvote from a lurker.
sounds like the road to an echo chamber.
Depends. If the initial set of high karma users isn’t homogeneous or if they aren’t willing to upvote comments just because they agree with them then not necessarily.
those sound like difficult maxims to impart.