I think the LW mods are considering features that will limit how many strong upvotes users can give out. I think the goal is for strong upvotes to look less like “karma totals get determined strictly by what forum veterans think” and more like “if you’re a particularly respected and established contributor, you get the privilege of occasionally getting to ‘promote/feature’ site content so that a lot more people see it, and getting to dish out occasional super-karma rewards”.
I think the LW mods are considering features that will limit how many strong upvotes users can give out. I think the goal is for strong upvotes to look less like “karma totals get determined strictly by what forum veterans think” and more like “if you’re a particularly respected and established contributor, you get the privilege of occasionally getting to ‘promote/feature’ site content so that a lot more people see it, and getting to dish out occasional super-karma rewards”.