<p><pre><code>  &#62;&#62; ... I started tracking my karma a while ago
  &#62; Geez, you are taking it seriously indeed.
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Not especially.  I just pull my profile page occasionally to see what happens.  I am, however, also in the process of building a site that will have some facets in common with this and other sites, so seeing what happens here is in my own interest.<p>For what it's worth, I completely support PG in his continuing efforts to improve things.  I appreciate that he will continue to make changes to try to address the problems that arise in a large site, and I realise that not all changes can be made completely openly.<p>It's a difficult problem with no general solutions.  Yet.  I'd like to think that contributors here will play a part in keeping this site of high-quality, and perhaps finding methods that will work more generally.