Quote:
Originally Posted by ApK
"Nothing more than a popularity contest?"
That's like saying "I'm just a teacher" or "it's only murder."
Why so dismissive? Any democratic election is "nothing more than a popularity contest."
What could be more important on a community forum than the opinion of the population? What other value does a public post have but to garner reaction from the public?
I'd find somewhat disingenuous if not downright pathetic for someone to post publicly and then claim they don't care what people think. That's what diaries and journals are for.
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I think the point he was making is that there isn't always a correlation between karma and the usefulness or trustworthiness of a posters comments. I have fairly low karma, but I think many people have found my posts more useful and trustworthy than my karma would indicate.