I thought the point of HN is to share intellectually interesting stories and points of view, with karma etc. just being a (maybe) necessary by-product.
I feel your proposition would not affect this goal in a good way.
I feel your proposition would not affect this goal in a good way.
By putting a karma threshold on actions like flagging or downvoting, HN ensures that these actions can't be done by someone who has just created a throwaway account to harass people.