Q: What is upvoting?

A: Upvoting a story is how stories get featured. Stories with the most votes at the end of the week will be featured on the front page.

Q: Why do I need to have at least 25 karma points to vote on a story?

A: Since karma is an objective measure of how active your account has been, it prevents someone from making multiple shell accounts to vote on their own story.

Q: Does voting cost karma points?

A: No, it does not. Your account just has to have at least that much to have the ability to vote.