aren't threads already sorted by karma (amongst other factors)?
but anyway, i'm not saying karma is not useful - this just makes the way i use the site less frustrating for me. i threw it out there in case others felt the same way, is all.
The problem with that was threads with a 1 karma parent and a 100 karma reply end up at the bottom. With karma displayed, it's easier to spot important posts.
Maybe one can use colour based coding depending of the karma percentile?
So something at the top 10% percentile would have small green icon next to it. The colour would be a gradient till it reaches the bottom 10%, where it would show red.
This would make it even easier to scan, to look at top comments just search for green..... just a thought.
