This is how I have my Slashdot comment settings configured. Anyone who doesn’t have them configured exactly as I do is a terrorist and clearly doesn't support free speech.

Display Mode: Nested
Sort Order: Oldest First
Threshold: -1 (uncut and raw)
Reason Modifier: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
People Modifier: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Anonymous Modifier: 0
Karma Bonus: 0
Subscriber Bonus: 0
New User Modifier: 1%, 0

Now, if I was really feeling evil, I'd set the anonymous and new user modifiers at +6, and karma/subscriber bonuses at -6, but I'm not that twisted.