[BountyHunter]

How does karma work on these boards?  And why is mine at -1?  Did I offend somebody???

[Yoc]

Anyone can use it BH.
It's really nothing to take very seriously.

Enjoy the goodies,
-Yoc

[JonTheScanner]

There you go You're back to zero

[narfstar]

I think it is Serj or Zog that keeps ending up way negative. We have a lot of lurkers so I guess they just play with the buttons. It really is not something used for anything here it just came with the program.

[BountyHunter]

Yay!! Zero Karma.  Just like in real life!!! 

Thanks guys.  i was just wondering.

Edit: Okay 2 karma.  Didn't actually look before I posted.   hehe

[John C]

Honestly, I don't understand the obsession.  I'm pretty sure points aren't exchangeable for fabulous prizes or anything (and if they are, someone tell me so I can start campaigning!), so it's not even worth paying attention.

That said, I do notice that people who seem low tend to not contribute so much, and when they do, it's on the same note.  Or maybe we just all had a meeting and decided we hate you.  But I can't tell you about that, because the meeting was a secret.  (Or IS he joking...?)

I do wonder about people who are so passive-aggressive, though, that they think that such a system represents valid communication.  I mean the programmers, mainly, not the users.  Are they expecting some kind of epiphany?  "Oh my god, some abstract and unregulated metric has declined.  I must change my ways immediately!"

[rez]

heh heh

John sounds like a lawyer.

[John C]

heh heh

John sounds like a lawyer.

You take that back right now, young man!!

I guess it's more the armchair sociologist in me and too much time around hardline academics.  I should actually buy an armchair, though, I guess.

But really, imagine the guy developing the forum.  "Gosh, I wish there was a way to express like or dislike, but not actually need to interact with the other people."

[rez]

Ok,
I take it back.
Armchair sociologists are ok in my book.

Then again, we are reading comic books.
you wiley wascal you...