Building Karma for People Who Aren’t Men and Other Minorities

Can we help give some more hacker news karma to minorities so they can more easily contribute to this community?

I just read (and appreciated) Melissa Mcewen's blog post: A Guide to Hacker News for People Who Aren’t Men. And I had an idea.

If anyone leaves a comment here saying something as simple as: "I'm a minority and I would like karma", I will upvote all of you. Thanks!

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> Can we help give some more hacker news karma to minorities so they can more easily contribute to this community?

No. Why?

Not only its special treatment, but because, it says that in the HN guidelines.

> Don't solicit upvotes, comments, or submissions. Users should vote and comment when they run across something they personally find interesting—not for promotion.

It would not surprise me if the mods shut down this thread. But I question whether they should. And I question whether they would shut it down if they had more diversity. Why should I not be able to upvote someone's comment just because they say "I'm a proud minority"? and I want to support their voice?

Why not support a thought, an interesting observation, or a clever creation no matter the creator?

Your actions are the reason people are divided.

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