Given that new users don’t produce a significant number of bad posts/comments, I think ~zero karma targeting is currently better for bad posts/comments from new users (unless the post/comment is absolutely horrible or hopeless), it improves the chances that they lurk and learn. But it should go into the negatives when there are more posts/comments by a given user (even more good posts/comments, otherwise the norm is too complicated to channel).
This could get UI support in the form of a new-user badge near the voting buttons with alt-text explaining the welcoming-voting norm.
Given that new users don’t produce a significant number of bad posts/comments, I think ~zero karma targeting is currently better for bad posts/comments from new users (unless the post/comment is absolutely horrible or hopeless), it improves the chances that they lurk and learn. But it should go into the negatives when there are more posts/comments by a given user (even more good posts/comments, otherwise the norm is too complicated to channel).
This could get UI support in the form of a new-user badge near the voting buttons with alt-text explaining the welcoming-voting norm.