I posted a comment that wasn't liked and was voted to -4. In that thread - two other comments were voted -4 for a total of -12. However, my karma score was reduced by 59 points.
Obviously, Karma means nothing - but I cant figure out the scoring math behind it. I can only imagine that as others comments get voted up in reply to me, I lose more karma?
I didnt know that -4 was the lower display....
[A method and a process to calculate the Karma score of members]
On a serious note, I joined here only early this month and have wondered about this once or twice myself. However, I post here mainly to share what (I think) I know and because I generally like this community; I'm sure there's a lot to learn here.
In the end, I reckon if I keep doing my thing, Karma will (eventually) sort itself out. ;-)
I used to be able to downvote as I hit the 200 mark, but now I am well over 300 and can't downvote.. Perhaps it is related to the time spent on HN?