Karma on Forum?

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 10:14:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2011 10:14:21 GMT "Duh" question #2: What is this 'Karma' stuff by the names all about?

MOK Member Posts: 5,252	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 10:43:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by MOK on Apr 12, 2011 10:43:31 GMT It's a popularity meter, just like thumbs up on YouTube, likes on Facebook, etc. You like something somebody posts, you give them karma by clicking the big green plus sign under their karma score. Simple.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 10:51:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2011 10:51:08 GMT Oh...ah, Now & Zen? OK, thanx.

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Post by MEversbergII on Apr 12, 2011 11:15:34 GMT

We used to be much more free flowing with it on the old forum

Even guys like me were in the double digits

Nah, serves no real function really. I do like +ing someone when they post up a good review, as otherwise we have no way of giving them something back. That said, Karma does nothing.

...what ever happened to review points?

M.

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Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 11:53:57 GMT

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Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 12, 2011 11:53:57 GMT

MEversbergII wrote
We used to be much more free flowing with it on the old forum

Even guys like me were in the double digits

Same here. I'd only been on the old forum for 3-4 months, but I had something like 13 karma. I think the flow's stifled because of the whole involved process you now have to go through to give karma; on the old forums, you hit "karma" and the person got a karma. Now, you hit the "+", type in a message as to why you're giving the karma, hit "submit" and then click "yes, I wanna f*#%ing increase this dude's karma already".

That said, I opted out. I usually give karma for a particularly amusing remark (hell, that's what most of 'em are and most of 'em are aimed at Dodger), an informative post, or a quality review.

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MEversbergII Blank Group Posts: 1,303	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 12:44:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by MEversbergII on Apr 12, 2011 12:44:42 GMT We should give reviewers money. Then there would be more reviews. M.
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Vincent Dolan Member Senior Forumite Posts: 7,053	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 12:53:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 12, 2011 12:53:53 GMT MEversbergII wrote We should give reviewers money. Then there would be more reviews. M. I'd second that, 'cause then I could have income, but I'd still need that first sword to review. Kind of a vicious cycle. :lol:
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Sébastien Senior Forumite Retired Moderator Posts: 2,967	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 14:30:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Sébastien on Apr 12, 2011 14:30:42 GMT Thread moved to the beginner's forum. White Wolf : if you have other questions like this one to ask, please ask 'em in the beginner's forum.
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SanMarc Senior Forumite Posts: 3,193	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 15:40:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SanMarc on Apr 12, 2011 15:40:33 GMT And for thoes that opt out of the karma, I give Zen Karma, so there!
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Sean (Shadowhowler) VIP Reviewer Retired Moderator No matter where you go, there you are. Posts: 8,828	Karma on Forum? Apr 12, 2011 16:07:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Apr 12, 2011 16:07:23 GMT SanMarc wrote And for thoes that opt out of the karma, I give Zen Karma, so there! I prefer the zen karma anyway...
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