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		Dauntless on Aug 4, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New protection against karma bombing, damage undon... That's an interesting idea. Another idea would be that they would "consume" some of the karma they made, when they downvote.

pg on Aug 4, 2007 [–]

I don't think that would be good. You want to encourage people to participate in a site like this. Downvoting dumb stuff is a valid contribution.

Dauntless on Aug 4, 2007 | [–]

Point taken. How about the idea that the number of daily upvotes/downvotes you have available is proportional with your karma?

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