Comment on Wait, WUT?parentComments−k__12yThe problem of pages like HN and SO is the artificial interaction, which the voting generates.Yes, they probably can't find out that the 10k-karma-guy is Jack Miller, but all readers of his posts will be influenced by the 10k-karma.HN hides the karma mostly. But SO shoves it right in your face, that some gold-20k-guy wrote an answer.Also people will vote stuff up because they like it. This may be because it's high quality, but it doesn't have to.
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The problem of pages like HN and SO is the artificial interaction, which the voting generates.
Yes, they probably can't find out that the 10k-karma-guy is Jack Miller, but all readers of his posts will be influenced by the 10k-karma.
HN hides the karma mostly. But SO shoves it right in your face, that some gold-20k-guy wrote an answer.
Also people will vote stuff up because they like it. This may be because it's high quality, but it doesn't have to.