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Goladus
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What's missing in reddit/digg: a way to see which...
The point of an online discussion is not to win or lose, it's to learn and hopefully educate others.
amichail
on Nov 30, 2007
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Online discussions can go on forever.
But if you keep score, one side might consider giving up if it is obvious that it is losing.
Goladus
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What if the side that's losing is right?
ajm
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Welcome to democracy @work ;)
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They did not make their case well or perhaps the forum is not an appropriate one. They can try again in another debate.
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So, is it working yet?
kf
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I think of karma as the "game" part of sites like this. The winner would be the one with high karma. It's just not very satisfying to win.
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