I think it’s a mistake to focus very much on karma scores. My voting is not consistent—sometimes I vote based on like/dislike the topic, sometimes I vote for well-argued/confusing presentation, etc. Other than “don’t want this on LW”, I tend to leave a comment about downvotes, but rarely do for up-votes, and almost never for not-voting.
I tend to at least glance at most new posts every morning as I wake up and get my head moving before work, so I often vote before there is much accumulated karma on the post. I do sometimes later remove the vote, or even downvote, if it has accumulated much more than I think it should.
I answered “non-negligible consideration”, but it’s worth mentioning that I follow a pattern: I tend to vote based on my simple reaction if the current score is between 1 and 25-ish. And I tend to vote more strategically (“what signal do I want the total score to send”) below 1 and above 25.
I think it’s a mistake to focus very much on karma scores. My voting is not consistent—sometimes I vote based on like/dislike the topic, sometimes I vote for well-argued/confusing presentation, etc. Other than “don’t want this on LW”, I tend to leave a comment about downvotes, but rarely do for up-votes, and almost never for not-voting.
I tend to at least glance at most new posts every morning as I wake up and get my head moving before work, so I often vote before there is much accumulated karma on the post. I do sometimes later remove the vote, or even downvote, if it has accumulated much more than I think it should.
I answered “non-negligible consideration”, but it’s worth mentioning that I follow a pattern: I tend to vote based on my simple reaction if the current score is between 1 and 25-ish. And I tend to vote more strategically (“what signal do I want the total score to send”) below 1 and above 25.