I wonder if top-level posts should have a higher karma weighting than comments. A good post takes longer to write than an average comment, but a funny one-liner can get as many upvotes as a long, promoted post. If I wanted to maximize my karma total, which I admit does attract me at times, my time would be best spent with writing as many comments as possible, and no top-level posts. This doesn’t feel entirely right.
I agree, and note that the difference in karma/contribution is even more noticable if you are posting someone else’s one liners in the quote thread.
Do note however that the primary status boon from karma is not in being seen to have a high karma total. It is in being seen to have prominent individual posts and comments with high karma. For example, having my one-liner linked to from a context of “too much karma for comments relative to posts” may well beget downvotes for my jest. However, it means I will be seen to have made a funny one liner that got many upvotes. So the net effect is flattering.
The status that comes from writing many posts that reach the 10 karma level is significant even now. A karma modifier would just be nice for the sake of completeness.
I wonder if top-level posts should have a higher karma weighting than comments. A good post takes longer to write than an average comment, but a funny one-liner can get as many upvotes as a long, promoted post. If I wanted to maximize my karma total, which I admit does attract me at times, my time would be best spent with writing as many comments as possible, and no top-level posts. This doesn’t feel entirely right.
Likewise for negative karma—a negative-value post is far more annoying than a negative-value comment squirreled away in a corner someplace.
I agree, and note that the difference in karma/contribution is even more noticable if you are posting someone else’s one liners in the quote thread.
Do note however that the primary status boon from karma is not in being seen to have a high karma total. It is in being seen to have prominent individual posts and comments with high karma. For example, having my one-liner linked to from a context of “too much karma for comments relative to posts” may well beget downvotes for my jest. However, it means I will be seen to have made a funny one liner that got many upvotes. So the net effect is flattering.
The status that comes from writing many posts that reach the 10 karma level is significant even now. A karma modifier would just be nice for the sake of completeness.