Hey, @chrisrice.
Thanks for the comment. It's good to know about the voting mana, etc. I guess my issue is, I'd rather read and upvote. I know some people autovote and check in periodically to make sure their upvotes are still going to someone adding value. I could try that. The problem is, that seems like it could be a lot of work, too, if only an ongoing inconvenience. If I'm going to check in, why not just read as much as I can and upvote accordingly?
Anyway. There are many ways to go about this, and each one of us need to find our own comfort zones.