I should add that it wasn’t the norm back then either.
What’s kind of funny is that all of the debates around these systems are exactly the same today as back then, like for example that you should use the voting system to reward quality comments, not use it as an agree/disagree button.
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You ppl dont remner how utterly tedious forums were. We hake karma-based systems nowadays, we cam move on
I’ve used forums that had these things 20 years ago. This isn’t new.
Idk, I wasnt around back then. But most forums I stumble upon have none of that
I should add that it wasn’t the norm back then either.
What’s kind of funny is that all of the debates around these systems are exactly the same today as back then, like for example that you should use the voting system to reward quality comments, not use it as an agree/disagree button.
Karma is a net negative for actual community creation and meaningful discussion.
Karma+threaded is better than chronologic imo, why do you think it’s bad?