I think you should read all comment without knowing the person's karama. You'll ...

sh1mmer on Aug 27, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Please don't use hnreputation

I think you should read all comment without knowing the person's karama. You'll probably recognise some of our more illustrious users by username but really you should be evaluating each comment on it's merit, not the author's karma.