Does karma affect what you write?
jncraton: I rarely think about karma before posting, but I used to think about it a lot more. It was never about following the HN group think, though. There is some of that here, but it really isn't comparatively that bad. In general, it just makes me think twice before posting a comment that isn't well thought out, adds nothing to the discussion, or is actually outside of my knowledge. It also encourages people to simply post more respectfully.As I said though, it doesn't really matter much to me anymore.