That is a good suggestion for me, but it doesn't fix anything.
I want to read interesting, comprehensive, and nuanced comments. My voting won't change that.
The reason HN moved to blind voting was because there was ugly complaining about high karma users. HN should have hidden the usernames rather than the votes. The Economist works this way.
My new theory is that HN should exploit the Hawthorne effect. Basically change the rules constantly to get the best results.
I want to read interesting, comprehensive, and nuanced comments. My voting won't change that.
The reason HN moved to blind voting was because there was ugly complaining about high karma users. HN should have hidden the usernames rather than the votes. The Economist works this way.
My new theory is that HN should exploit the Hawthorne effect. Basically change the rules constantly to get the best results.