Author Topic: Worthy Karma Idea (Read 5454 times)

Gold · « **on:** October 03, 2006, 01:52:05 am »

Another forum i go to reguarly (RTB Forums) uses a really good karma system, and i thought maybe Soldat Forums could try use it more like this...

- You need 15 or more karma to smite somebody, this will help stop the abuse of the smite button

- They also have a thing so that it shows who has the most karma on the front page by the active users bar

- Rewards per year for the person with most karma, RTB gave the user the choice to change his username once, and a custom message under his name

People just arent happy with the karma system, take a look.

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=5060.0

http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=5611.0

Toumaz · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2006, 02:00:33 am »

Quote from: Gold on October 03, 2006, 01:52:05 am

- They also have a thing so that it shows who has the most karma on the front page by the active users bar
- Rewards per year for the person with most karma, RTB gave the user the choice to change his username once, and a custom message under his name

Karma isn't some kind of popularity contest, man. Or, as One Gram put it:

Quote from: â€ on September 23, 2006, 12:19:40 am

This is exactly what we don't need with the karma system. Karma should be used as a judge of posting not who you think is cool or not.

And about your first suggestion... that would really defeat the whole purpose of karma, it would change it from really being a judge of character into some kind of hippie-forum with everybody loving everybody. I guess I put that a bit strange, but I hope you get my point. Actually, smiting would probably even more frequent when you actually reached that level above 15 post.

Gold · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2006, 02:02:46 am »

Then if the karma system is used correctly, only people with 15+ karma should be responsible for smiting people.

Toumaz · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2006, 02:06:06 am »

Yeah, and that's my point. People that everyone hated (also those who are hated for no real reason) would get no chance at all to smite someone that they think deserved a good ol' smiting.

Fluffy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2006, 03:25:22 am »

These suggestions would make the karma system even more of a popularity contest, though I wouldn't mind that. Right now the system is stupidly somewhere in between.

Gold · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:15:05 am »

Karma IS a competition, very few would think of it as anything else.

Demonic · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2006, 07:25:03 am »

Hmm, I like the minimum karma value requirement inorder to smite somebody; that could only improve the system. The prize is unnecessary, aswell as the "most karma" highscore list.

peemonkey · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2006, 08:57:41 am »

I only see folks with low karma complainin'

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2006, 03:26:36 pm »

no, people complaining are people who think the system is being abused.
http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?action=profile;u=34;sa=showPosts

Liber Lupus · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:12:01 pm »

Quote from: Gold on October 03, 2006, 04:15:05 am

very few would think of it as anything else.

Why are you making such a big deal about this? I doubt many people take this crap seriously. I rarely notice someone's karma. I didn't even know what's mine until I just checked. Negative or positive karma, no difference. People will still keep thinking of you the way they did before. It's just a number.

Gold · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:39:41 pm »

Quote from: peemonkey on October 03, 2006, 08:57:41 am

I only see folks with low karma complainin'

I have low karma, so what lol i still dont like the system

VijchtiDoodah · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2006, 10:49:05 pm »

Quote from: Liber Lupus on October 03, 2006, 04:12:01 pm

Negative or positive karma, no difference. People will still keep thinking of you the way they did before. It's just a number.

I don't have as much optimism about the ability of people to ignore that number. I already see newer members insulting older ones just because they have a low postcount, it's only natural that they'd do it to karma as well.

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2006, 10:56:08 am »

I don't complalin about karma; I complain about people smiting me to no end.

Fluffy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2006, 12:16:58 pm »

Why don't we just get rid of karma, it makes the people with low karma feel like crap and so far I haven't seen anyone who has really liked it. The people who don't hate it don't care. Why are you so hard-headed about it? Why do you want to keep it?

Demonic · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2006, 01:09:55 pm »

I like Karma.
*smites*

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2006, 01:20:35 pm »

Well, at least I'm not being smited anymore.

Keron Cyst · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2006, 06:56:52 pm »

Karma is good, Fluffy; it tells who're really good members and the opposite. The only problem right now is that those who are being smited are being smited way overboard.

+10 with one applaud if you're in negative!

Commander Kitsune · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2006, 07:03:39 pm »

^ I agree, I feel bad with those people who have -50+ karma.

Sethamundo · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2006, 07:06:04 pm »

Quote from: Demonic on October 04, 2006, 01:09:55 pm

I like Karma.
*smites*

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2006, 07:11:13 pm »

what i dont understand is â€ has negative karma, and hes always been a helpful memeber of the forums, ffs he is a moderator.

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