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Do you mean on stories? I've noticed upvotes on stories don't give you 1 karma each, it's less. Not sure if it's a linear 0.5. But upvotes on comments seem to be 1 each.

>>lordna+(OP)
Yes, I observed it on stories. I don't remember if I ever looked into comments. Also my observation is from more than a year ago, so things might well have changed.

>>lordna+(OP)
I think the karma from a story is more or less capped to the number of comments on the story. At the same time, a story which gets more comments than upvotes quickly vanishes from the front page.

Both modulo moderation, of course.

>>lordna+(OP)
What are stories?

>>lordna+(OP)
my observation is that when you are starting out your stories generate more than .5 per comment, not sure if it is 1 per comment, but at a certain point you get capped to .5 per comment on story. Have not noticed any capping on favorites for comments though.

>>dalmo3+S1
Submissions, which are often news stories or other stories.

>>lordna+(OP)
Think the first 5 upvotes are ignored on submissions wrt karma.

>>metafu+21
This is an interesting idea and another rabbit hole to fall into. There are this uninteresting posts that never get any attention (no upvotes, no comments) and there are the popular posts that get a ton of upvotes and comments. That much is understood.

Occasionally, though, I have this post that gets a decent amount of upvotes but not a single comment. I never understood why. I post for the comments and not for the upvotes. It is very frustrating, especially since it is a miracle to me what distinguishes these posts from the popular ones.

Capping the points on these makes a lot of sense though. In the end they don't contribute much.

>>weinzi+D7
If you want comments, just post something wrong!

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law

>Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

>>DonHop+wA
This is far and away one of my favorite metrics. If I see something with more comments than upvotes on here, I can expect an intense debate over something controversial. These tend to be some of my favorite comment sections.