dolo666's Journal: Stuck at Positive?

Greets all... I just wanted to mention that I appear to be stuck at Positive karma, even after posting some good comments. My guess is that if you post more than a certain number of comments within a certain period of time, the karma system ignores you? Not sure really, but I'm guessing that some of my posts have attracted negative attention.

The bulk of my posts have gone from being 5 to -1 and then up to 5 again, and while this would (in a totally fair and impartial system) result in some balancing out, my recent experience is that negative moderation has a greater effect than positive moderation; that is to say that if you are modded up, it's worth less than if you're modded down.

Does anyone know why?

Humor

[achurch]

A while back /. stopped giving you karma for Funny mods. Could this be the cause?

Re:Humor

[dolo666]

That did the trick. I posted some insightful/informative stuff and am now surfing at Good. I just hate the idea of losing karma... but you must be right about the funny mods not affecting karma. I had no idea. I'll put on a serious face until my karma goes back up to Excellent.

The problem

[dolo666]

The problem with posting AC, is that you lose out on the tracking systems for replies. I enjoy following up on all my threads and taking part in the discussion.

Slashdot built in a system to smack down the karma whores; The Mysterious Future. The thought was that if subscribers were given a head start, they could write insightful/interesting/informative/funny comments before any of the other karma whores wrote trolls, etc.

So by posting first in the threads I write about, I feel like I'm doing what I've pai

Secret

[dolo666]

Subscribers can remove the * if they wish to. Personally, I like to have it removed, but I'll show you.

I agree with you that ACs make slashdot interesting, but I would like to see a way to track AC posts I make, so that if I log in, it won't affect my karma, but I won't have to bookmark too many threads.

I always respond to compelling comments, regardless of who said it. But you're right, the Zoo really works against slashdot at times, but at times it works for slashdot.

(no subject)

[pinkUZI]

funny i was beginning to think that my karma was stuck at excellent in spite of many recent -1 flamebait and -1 troll moderations. however, i have to concur with the gentlemen who posted before me - who cares about karma? i decided a bit ago that i'm going to post my mind which usually results in troll or flamebait moderation due to political differences I have with the sheep that frequent this site - that's just the way it goes

Ahhh...

[dolo666]

I care about karma because I don't want to start posting at zero or minus-one. That's the only reason, really. If your karma gets low, you can't stop that from happening.

I always post my mind, but I do so as diplomatically as I can (not always). Maybe you're right about posting your mind, but I dislike seeing negative karma attached to my messages.

Re:(no subject)

[pinkUZI]

ah... the mysterious, anonymous Gentlechick! My appologies.

Mod Parent Up

[dolo666]

Very insightful, AC. Advancement of the discussion is an excellent point that is missed if the poster is an early poster... they have to break the ice, which often results in destroying the show, as you put it. Perception is a part of it too, because some moderators jump the gun and some are on the money; it's a subjective experience, really.

In my experience, I try to advance the discussion, but at times I have to go with the knee-jerk reaction to put my feelings/thoughts accross. So instead of just doing