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[–] humanmilkfarm 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Maybe don't show how many points a comment has until you vote on it? People are often easily swayed to one side if they see everyone else's vote so they can know how they should feel about something, and so they don't need to spend all that extra precious mental energy making their own mind. Votes can gain momentum.

edit: reddit has a similar optional temporary feature that has to be enabled on a per subreddit basis. I always thought something like this should be default permanently. Maybe allow a "show points" button if someone doesn't want to have to vote on every comment.

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[–] ColaEuphoria 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

On top of this, Karma shouldn't be seen as a total accumulation on users' profiles. It should remain localized to the context it took place.

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[–] BunceWaggon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That actually sounds like a really good idea

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[–] humanmilkfarm 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Wow, that almost makes too much sense.

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[–] humanmilkfarm ago 

That's why I suggested a "show points" button that doesn't upvote or downvote.

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[–] nilceps [S] ago 

Couldn't this be easily exploited though all I would need to do is give an upvote look at the score and then form my decision around that? And what about cascading votes, i.e. "This guy has been downvoted before I know that he is wrong further down the thread.

I've seen some of the subs that used those features but they didn't seem to do much, maybe it's because the community has already settled and wouldn't change their opinion but I think the problem is still there with positive and negative reinforcement.

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[–] humanmilkfarm ago 

I guess if you consider your mind your own enemy, then it would make sense to call it an exploit. The point is help remind people to make up their own damn mind. Sometimes that extra barrier, however little, can make a huge difference.