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		jacquesm on Sept 24, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: An Observation That wouldn't work either, it would simply cause a karma feedback loop.

RickHull on Sept 24, 2010 [–]

Worse things have happened. You could easily cap the "considered" karma at like 500. Or some value that is a function of the total karma in the system.

EDIT: or cap the "considered" karma at the median for all users.

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