[exdsq]

What’s the point of farming karma though?

[blaser-waffle]

Post history & Karma adds legitimacy. There might be a weighting effect from high-karma posters when posting or up- or down-voting other post.

There is a TON of propaganda and marking on HN though. These guys are just idiots, or are obvious dangles.

[dang]

Spammers think it will help them. It doesn't.