The whole idea of "Karma" is silly. It encourages conforming to majority views and rewards people who are talkative rather than insightful - often mutually exclusive groups, since insight is gained by thinking & doing rather than posting comments.
I think HN would do well to drop karma scores altogether, making this script a non-issue to begin with.
I think HN would do well to drop karma scores altogether, making this script a non-issue to begin with.