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Easy way to boost karma

1 points by mangodrunk ↗ HN
You can simply boost your karma by registering a new ID and up vote all of your own comments. I did this same thing and went from 10 to 25 (I don't mind if I am sent back to 10). Shouldn't there be some sort of limiting factor like: x = 1/y where x is the increase in karma and y is the number of times a certain user has up voted your comments.

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donna
good debugging... and good hack.. however it's a moot point if one's intention is to only gain points from the Hacker News experience
mangodrunk
Yeah I agree with you. I could care less about karma but I was under the impression that it will affect how your votes are counted. Or at least give you the ability to down vote (if that is ever possible). So some people could game the system and get their submissions on the front page.