LW is the best blog/forum I’ve seen—virtually troll free, consistent flow of interesting articles, thoughtful & well-written comments, lots of people waaaay smarter than me, etc. That is part of why it is so interesting that the karma system seems so…weak.
Are you sure that the other features you mention aren’t in part because of the “weak” karma system? Trolls get actively downvoted, for instance.
I’d imagine the existing system works pretty well towards several ends… troll deterence and the writing quality of posts/comments being a couple examples.
Are you sure that the other features you mention aren’t in part because of the “weak” karma system? Trolls get actively downvoted, for instance.
I’d imagine the existing system works pretty well towards several ends… troll deterence and the writing quality of posts/comments being a couple examples.