Slashdot, an early social news site powered by community submissions, codified much of this in their moderation system and concept of Karma.

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On the karma scale, this matchup of Original Six teams is pretty much a dead heat as these classic clubs get set to meet in the postseason for the first time in 40 years.

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One inquiry for new credit can knock as much as 25 points off a very high score, says Kenneth Lin, CEO of Credit Karma.

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