Karma on HN
I have been here a couple of years, but I never post/comment. So to get karma => 2 (to get my keybase.io proof) I post this in hope of someone upvoting! Thanks in advance.
Give me a good reason and I'll consider upvoting you.
Provide value.
If someone comes along, sits on one side, drinks beer, watches the work, and contributes nothing, should they get a free meal? Are they part of the community? Should they be welcomed and accepted despite not contributing at all?
That's an interesting question - your reply has prompted me to think more about that. That's valuable to me, and worth an upvote.
Also, they say they've been here a couple of years, and their account is nearly six months old. Then the first post is asking for karma.
So still, perhaps it's harsh, perhaps you're willing to upvote the submission to give them that karma - no doubt others will - but I still ask the question.
I hope that is a fair enough explanation, but I would love to elaborate more when I'm done at work!
You get one from me because it wouldn't be any fun at all if no one read what we post here!