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karim on Feb 1, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Don't show points?

And what about hiding karma points too ? Imo, the problem with karma is that people try to get more karma, per se.

Raphael on Feb 1, 2009 [–]

It serves a purpose, though. When you see a user with high karma, you can easily tell that he has contributed a lot to the conversation.

cchooper on Feb 1, 2009 | [–]

This is important, because it helps defend the site against trolls.

But perhaps it would be better not to be confronted with your score every time you log in.

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