I appreciate your comments - thank you. I don't care about the karma for the sake of the karma. I care about the karma insofar as it reflects the sentiments of the community. I used to cross-reference duplicates of the same story because I thought it added value for people to see the different points of view from the different sources, and it helped avoid getting a split discussion with the same points made over and over and over again.

It became clear from the down votes that the community as a whole didn't want that, so I stopped. On the rare occasions I think it's worthwhile to put such a cross-reference I'm always a bit sensitive to the reaction. I've always tried to be a useful member of the community and not simply say "screw 'em."

My attitude is changing.

I'll say no more. It was meta-discussion like this that got me a deal of hate last time. If you want to say more, email me.