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		ghiotion on Feb 22, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programming Is Like Sex Karma is variable, no? As the site gets more traffic, karma points will start to go up over the board. A rising tide lifts all boats, so to speak. 7 may be a good threshold now, but will it be in 6 months?

kf on Feb 22, 2008 [–]

Probably not, but it's the kind of thing that could be manually or algorithmically adjusted.

derefr on Feb 22, 2008 | [–]

How about, simply, "only the top five stories can be downvoted?"

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