Yes, I'd say Hacker News has done an unbelievably good job of keeping things good around here. I am your typical Digg->Reddit->Hacker News migrator (I stayed on Reddit WAY too long...).
If anything, I say that here at HN we use "karma" as more of an indicator of RELEVANCY. Upmod comments that are relevant to the discussion, and leave it alone otherwise (very similar to the conclusion of the linked article).
If anything, I say that here at HN we use "karma" as more of an indicator of RELEVANCY. Upmod comments that are relevant to the discussion, and leave it alone otherwise (very similar to the conclusion of the linked article).