I understand it’s possible to check who downvoted comments? It was probably a generically-named sockpupuppet, I guess, but still.
I understand that there is a limit on downvoting—it doesn’t cost karma, but it’s only possible up to the limit of one’s karma, or something like that. If so, a sockpuppet wouldn’t have enough karma. It must have been an account with a real presence here, either bingeing on OCD or using an automated script.
I understand that there is a limit on downvoting—it doesn’t cost karma, but it’s only possible up to the limit of one’s karma, or something like that.
I seem to recall that it is (or was last I heard) limited to 4 times current karma.
If so, a sockpuppet wouldn’t have enough karma. It must have been an account with a real presence here, either bingeing on OCD or using an automated script.
The ideal outcome here may be if a PTB banned the offender, pumped Muga’s karma back up then removed all traces of this conversation. This is somewhat too close to an instruction manual and primer for saboteurs.
it doesn’t cost karma, but it’s only possible up to the limit of one’s karma, or something like that.
I think it’s much higher than that, like 4 times one’s karma or even more so (which I find rather ludicrously high). Something like that would mean that a mere 300 karma (extremely easy to achieve by saying nothing actually worthwhile) would suffice to downvote another person 1200 times..
I understand that there is a limit on downvoting—it doesn’t cost karma, but it’s only possible up to the limit of one’s karma, or something like that. If so, a sockpuppet wouldn’t have enough karma. It must have been an account with a real presence here, either bingeing on OCD or using an automated script.
Ah, excellent point. Now I’m even more curious about who the culprit might be.
… in other news, I apparently need “1164 more points” to downvote a comment.
Oooh, now you can calculate exactly how many downvotes you have given out.
I seem to recall that it is (or was last I heard) limited to 4 times current karma.
The ideal outcome here may be if a PTB banned the offender, pumped Muga’s karma back up then removed all traces of this conversation. This is somewhat too close to an instruction manual and primer for saboteurs.
I think it’s much higher than that, like 4 times one’s karma or even more so (which I find rather ludicrously high). Something like that would mean that a mere 300 karma (extremely easy to achieve by saying nothing actually worthwhile) would suffice to downvote another person 1200 times..