If you run HN with "showdead" you'll see the cruft that gets killed. This stuff actually really represents a real danger to every online community.
Point is, there are real people who edit HN, and these people use karma score as a major determining factor when deciding whether or not to mark as dead.
This is aside from the typical flame or personal insult... that anyone can and will do, even those with high karma scores. ;-)
Point is, there are real people who edit HN, and these people use karma score as a major determining factor when deciding whether or not to mark as dead.
This is aside from the typical flame or personal insult... that anyone can and will do, even those with high karma scores. ;-)