There are 3 ways to gain Karma in this place: be first, be smarter or cheat.

Now, I don't cheat. And although I like to think we have some pretty smart people in this message board, it sure is a hell of a lot easier to just be first.

I'd also add "be pedantic, but use enough words to not be trite" but that would be a bit pedantic without being trite

Not that I plan to try, but what do you mean by "cheating"?

Login with multiple usernames to upvote yourself. Pathetic? Perhaps. Effective? Also perhaps. Worth it? You be the judge [1].

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidan

It’s a reference to a scene in the film _Margin Call_.