Why do dead posts contribute to karma?
spoiledtechie: We are not a degrading culture of hackers.  There is a reason why there is very minimal voting down of items.  Its because if you see you have a bad article, don't submit it.If your article just died, then grow and learn from it. Don't demoralize your self over it.  If we give you negative points, its demoralizing you.Also, you should edit your topic with Ask HN:Why do dead posts contribute to karma?It gets more notice that way.