Lemmy does already have that available on the backend… it’s a UI decision to not display it.
I don’t feel like it ever worked exactly how reddit envisioned. 100 helpful comments in small communities might end up with less karma than one well-placed joke in a major community.
I don’t feel like it’s super helpful as far as anti-spam, personally. Looking over someone’s most recent posts tells me enough, and communities that have karma limits are just annoying. People looking to spam can easily get around that (start a community, 10 accounts, vote each other up, or just make a few reposts of popular content) while it discourages legitimate new users.
Lemmy does already have that available on the backend… it’s a UI decision to not display it.
I don’t feel like it ever worked exactly how reddit envisioned. 100 helpful comments in small communities might end up with less karma than one well-placed joke in a major community.
I don’t feel like it’s super helpful as far as anti-spam, personally. Looking over someone’s most recent posts tells me enough, and communities that have karma limits are just annoying. People looking to spam can easily get around that (start a community, 10 accounts, vote each other up, or just make a few reposts of popular content) while it discourages legitimate new users.