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I didn't even know we had karma here. I just submit articles I find interesting in hopes that they'll be interesting to the community. Also, I'm not quite cle

by 321abc 17y ago

I didn't even know we had karma here. I just submit articles I find interesting in hopes that they'll be interesting to the community. Also, I'm not quite clear on what you're having problems with. Why can't you "go the the new page and up-vote more interesting stories"?

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sorbus 17y ago
Upvoting a submission also adds it to a list of saved submissions. Thus, if one uses that list to remember interesting articles, discussions, or things that one wishes to read, upvoting many articles which one does not necessarily want saved would dilute that list.
- 321abc 17y ago
  Oh. I guess I never used that feature. I just either bookmark the link in my browser, keep a tab open with that article, or just keep the original link to the story in my RSS reader.
- chrischen 17y ago
  Yea I just found out about that feature. I was trying to figure out how to add an article to my saved list and was dumbfounded to find the one I wanted to save already in my list! I thought for briefly (for as long as my intelligence would allow) Ycombinator had read my mind and it turned out it was cause I voted it up. Yep, so intuitive!
JeremyChase 17y ago
You know full well that karma is tracked on HN.
- 321abc 17y ago
  No. I had no idea it was. Even now I'm not sure I believe you.
  - TomOfTTB 17y ago
    Then I'm sure you won't mind me down voting you for being ridiculous (since "x points" is the first thing at the beginning of every comment/submission)
    - 321abc 17y ago
      I thought the points was just a rating for the comment or submission. I didn't realize those points were transferred to the user that made the comment/submission. As for your down voting me, whatever. Enjoy. I don't even know what use karma can be on this website. Though at least now I know there is some.
      - TomOfTTB 17y ago
        If it's any consolation I felt bad about down voting you just after I did it but I thought you were trying to be obnoxious. Sadly, you can't undownvote (but I'll up vote this to try to supplement your newly discovered karma score)
      - ghshephard 17y ago
        Make that a second person - and I've been on the site for over a year. I knew that _comments_ added Karma, but I wasn't aware that a story submission's Karma is added to a person's total. I've always wondered how someone who has been on the site for less than a year can have a Karma > 1000 points. I always thought they were posting a lot - but a dozen 50 Point submissions will get you halfway there pretty quickly...
  - krakensden 17y ago
    ... it's the number in parenthesis next to your username.
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blasdel 17y ago
I didn't even know we had karma here. I'm sure you also "don't see race".

by 321abc 17y ago

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sorbus 17y ago

Upvoting a submission also adds it to a list of saved submissions. Thus, if one uses that list to remember interesting articles, discussions, or things that one wishes to read, upvoting many articles which one does not necessarily want saved would dilute that list.

321abc 17y ago
Oh. I guess I never used that feature. I just either bookmark the link in my browser, keep a tab open with that article, or just keep the original link to the story in my RSS reader.
chrischen 17y ago
Yea I just found out about that feature. I was trying to figure out how to add an article to my saved list and was dumbfounded to find the one I wanted to save already in my list! I thought for briefly (for as long as my intelligence would allow) Ycombinator had read my mind and it turned out it was cause I voted it up. Yep, so intuitive!

JeremyChase 17y ago

You know full well that karma is tracked on HN.

321abc 17y ago
No. I had no idea it was. Even now I'm not sure I believe you.
- TomOfTTB 17y ago
  Then I'm sure you won't mind me down voting you for being ridiculous (since "x points" is the first thing at the beginning of every comment/submission)
  - 321abc 17y ago
    I thought the points was just a rating for the comment or submission. I didn't realize those points were transferred to the user that made the comment/submission. As for your down voting me, whatever. Enjoy. I don't even know what use karma can be on this website. Though at least now I know there is some.
    - TomOfTTB 17y ago
      If it's any consolation I felt bad about down voting you just after I did it but I thought you were trying to be obnoxious. Sadly, you can't undownvote (but I'll up vote this to try to supplement your newly discovered karma score)
    - ghshephard 17y ago
      Make that a second person - and I've been on the site for over a year. I knew that _comments_ added Karma, but I wasn't aware that a story submission's Karma is added to a person's total. I've always wondered how someone who has been on the site for less than a year can have a Karma > 1000 points. I always thought they were posting a lot - but a dozen 50 Point submissions will get you halfway there pretty quickly...
- krakensden 17y ago
  ... it's the number in parenthesis next to your username.
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blasdel 17y ago

I didn't even know we had karma here. I'm sure you also "don't see race".