[mindcrime]

I have moderately high karma, and I haven't noticed any evidence that my posts are treated favorably as a result. I'm less sure on comments. At times I have suspected that comments from high karma users may get bubbled up, but I certainly couldn't swear to it.

[majewsky]

> I'm less sure on comments.

Is your perception based on comments appearing near the top right after you post them? Because that's a feature. New comments are always at the top for a few minutes to get their initial set of votes before they move to their natural position in the stack.

[manmal]

I‘m also quite certain that, with more karma, comments stay at the top longer. Cannot say much about submissions.

[slg]

I have seen anecdotal evidence of this too. I have noticed some of my comments have not been upvoted and yet have stuck higher in the rankings than comments that I know have received upvotes because I upvoted them myself. Although dang has stated that account karma doesn't impact the ranking algorithm so who knows. Either way, it seems obvious there is something more complex than a simple formula based on upvotes and post age.