On: What's missing in reddit/digg: a way to see which side won an argument in discussions

[amichail]

Online discussions can go on forever.

But if you keep score, one side might consider giving up if it is obvious that it is losing.

[Goladus → amichail]

What if the side that's losing is right?

[ajm → Goladus]

Welcome to democracy @work ;)

[amichail → Goladus]

They did not make their case well or perhaps the forum is not an appropriate one. They can try again in another debate.

[euccastro → amichail]

So, is it working yet?

[kf → amichail]

I think of karma as the "game" part of sites like this. The winner would be the one with high karma. It's just not very satisfying to win.