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Online Storage Auctions => Online Storage Auctions Support => Suggestion Center => Topic started by: Travis on August 01, 2013, 04:29:54 PM
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I just enabled a feature called Karma which allows you to "Applaud" or "Smite" other member's comments. You have to have at least 25 posts before you can leave Karma. Hopefully it will add to everyone's experience on the forum, and if not, I can always remove it.
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Does it include EVERYONE ?
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Does it include EVERYONE ?
If you're asking if you can smite Admins and Global Moderators, the answer is yes.
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I smiling like poo pooing a comment? Because I don't think smiling is a bad thing..
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Does it include EVERYONE ?
Here I'll start you off with your first +1 Karma.
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Hopefully it will add to everyone's experience on the forum, and if not, I can always remove it.
It's been my experience that when it's anonymous that it gets abused.
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Ive liked the positive karma only as generally trolls get moderated out on forums. I suspect i am going to manage some neutral karma. I'm just mouthy enough to annoy people, and just right enough to get positive Karma. Unless political or economics get brought up then its hard to say, but I have found those can REALLY drive karma. People get very upset about it if you disagree, and vote you up a lot when you agree.
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I'm just mouthy enough to annoy people, and just right enough to get positive Karma.
Then you should fit right in.
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My guess is the Karma feature is a non-issue.
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Is there a way to track which comment earned us karma?
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Is there a way to track which comment earned us karma?
I don't believe it's that sophisticated.
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So is this like a real Karma tracker? I need somthing like that. Do we get gold coins at the end or something? ??? ???
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So is this like a real Karma tracker? I need somthing like that. Do we get gold coins at the end or something? ??? ???
No gold, but you do get 72 virgins.
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So is this like a real Karma tracker? I need somthing like that. Do we get gold coins at the end or something? ??? ???
You get a $25 gift card from Travis, but you have to have obtained 100 positive karma points and they ALL have to come from 100 different members. That last part alone prevents any gift cards from going out as it exceeds the regular contributions made by the 10 or so active members here who do more than just read posts.
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You get a $25 gift card from Travis, but you have to have obtained 100 positive karma points and they ALL have to come from 100 different members. That last part alone prevents any gift cards from going out as it exceeds the regular contributions made by the 10 or so active members here who do more than just read posts.
You forgot to mention that the offer is revokable for any reason at any time. ;D
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You forgot to mention that the offer is revokable for any reason at any time. ;D
Yes, I did, and now that you mention it I also forgot to say that the rules can change mid-contest and those changes won't be benefitting the participants.
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Odds of winning 1:1,247,956,578 Forum members and their family are ineligible. Not valid in Texas, Florida, New York, California and Nevada.
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So, it's been a little over a month since Karma was initialized, how are you digging it so far?
It seems like the members who are more opinionated receive more votes. A few politically correct (or extremely considerate) members have come through unscathed.
I think it would be more interesting if you could see what comment people were reading when they cast a vote.
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I agree.. blind recognition is kind of pointless..
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So, it's been a little over a month since Karma was initialized, how are you digging it so far?
As I said earlier, I think it's a non-issue. My negatives go "up" by about 2 a day. My goal is 100 by the end of September, 2013, so get busy fellas ! ;D
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My negatives go "up" by about 2 a day. My goal is 100 by the end of September, 2013, so get busy fellas !
Sorry can't help you there, trashing people is not really my thing.
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Why stop at 100 go for 200
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Why stop at 100 go for 200
You obviously haven't heard...a journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step.
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You obviously haven't heard...a journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step.
Why does it seems like every time you log on, one of the regulars around here has their smite count go up?
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Why does it seems like every time you log on, one of the regulars around here has their smite count go up?
Probably for the same reason that every time I sign on here it seems my smite count has gone up. Darn gremlins ! ;D
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Probably for the same reason that every time I sign on here it seems my smite count has gone up. Darn gremlins !
I'm sure yours goes up because you come across as a being a jerk to most people.
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I'm sure yours goes up because you come across as a being a jerk to most people.
Either that, and/or it could be what one poster said in reply #5 above. ;D
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I think every forum needs someone like MovieMan, it would just be plain boring without him. ;D
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I think every forum needs someone like MovieMan, it would just be plain boring without him. ;D
(http://webs.lanset.com/rjsmovie/images/twohug.jpg)
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I think every forum needs someone like MovieMan, it would just be plain boring without him.
I'd settle for boring if it eliminated the childish antics. I friggin' feel like I'm back in school as I watch this karma tantrum of his.
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I'd settle for boring if it eliminated the childish antics. I friggin' feel like I'm back in school as I watch this karma tantrum of his.
The karma meter doesn't mean a thing as it is obviously inherently poorly designed and as you indicated subject to misuse by any number of people, members, owners, global moderators (I think that covers everyone).
Didn't your mother tell you when you were "back in school" that "names" can't hurt you. The same thing is true here. People will judge you for what you say or don't say, not because some "meter" says you have "x" plus ratings and "y" negative ratings.
Relax, life is short. Have Travis give you a hug. Ask him about that pic above. He probably remembers it from "back in the day". ;D
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Free Hugs - $50 :)
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Its a Karma wining weekend
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Wonder who will make it to the smite 50 club first 8) 8) :D
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Wonder who will make it to the smite 50 club first 8) 8) :D
I predict YOU will !
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Thank you sir! May I have another
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I think it would be more interesting if you could see what comment people were reading when they cast a vote.
That would be nice. I got a 'smite' yesterday. Guessing it was the comment in my post about the cost of mounting tires shouldn't effect what I sell them for. Unless someone's digging thru old posts.
Its kinda useless if I don't know what they didnt like.....
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That would be nice. I got a 'smite' yesterday. Guessing it was the comment in my post about the cost of mounting tires shouldn't effect what I sell them for. Unless someone's digging thru old posts.
Its kinda useless if I don't know what they didnt like.....
But at the same time, if people knew what comments they were getting smited for they might censor themselves and that's the last thing I want to happen....that's my job. :D :D :D Just kidding
No seriously, I think I'm going to 86 Karma...unless you guys prefer to keep it. Put your hand in the air if you want to keep it. Anyone? Anyone? It's believe it's unanimous.
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Ooooooohhhhhhhhh! That says smite.. I thought it said smile... Time for a new prescription on my glasses..
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Free Hugs - $50 :)
+4 AND -35! YOUR going to be the frist in the 50 smite club oh mighty smitter
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Ooooooohhhhhhhhh! That says smite.. I thought it said smile... Time for a new prescription on my glasses..
;D
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Smile- smite close enough
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I got a 'smite' yesterday. Guessing it was the comment in my post about the cost of mounting tires shouldn't effect what I sell them for.
No you didn't do or say anything wrong. MovieMan is arbitrarily smiting the regulars around here out of spite for all the negative karma he's been getting.
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I knew it!!! He has to sing the song Karma Chameleon now for this! Its only fair
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No you didn't do or say anything wrong. MovieMan is arbitrarily smiting the regulars around here out of spite for all the negative karma he's been getting.
There's nothing arbitrary about any of the smiting or smiling anyone here is doing. Anyone who is doing it has their reasons...unfortunately most of those reasons have nothing to do with valuing or de-valuing a post made by any given member. Instead the smites are being used to promote negative feelings about any given member simply out of ....SPITE...rhymes with smite.
The Karma program (do some research) was originally designed to allow for quick responses to a posting in a given thread, but that's not how it has played out on a variety of websites which use it. I saw one website where a poster could not use it until they had 340 posts. That's not how it is here, and given the number of people who post here it (and the extent to which they post here) it should be obvious that the rating system is being abused, though not every abuser will admit to it. ;D
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given the number of people who post here it (and the extent to which they post here) it should be obvious that the rating system is being abused, though not every abuser will admit to it.
So that's how you justify screwing with it and ruining it's potential use? It should've occurred to you that even though there are hundreds of people lurking here that don't post, they can very easily click the smite link if they don't like what you wrote.
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So that's how you justify screwing with it and ruining it's potential use? It should've occurred to you that even though there are hundreds of people lurking here that don't post, they can very easily click the smite link if they don't like what you wrote.
You obviously haven't figured out how this system works or you wouldn't have posted...."even though there are hundreds of people lurking here that don't post, they can very easily click the smite link if they don't like what you wrote."
The fact is that a person CAN NOT cast a smile or smite check if he/she has not posted here. There are more limitations than that, but I'll leave it to you to figure out what they are...you also could ask Travis as he sets the parameters.
So, it means that if a person such as myself or you or anyone is getting a large number of either smiles or smites, that it could easily be coming from just a few people....even ONE person.
But I will tell you this...one can't give oneself a smile...or a smite (for those inclined toward masochism)
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I was.....not upset....but more WTF did I say? When I saw the smite against me.
Then I thought, ya know, I don't even know the true definition of smite. So looked it up.
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smite
smīt/
verb
1.
literary
strike with a firm blow.
"he smites the water with his sword"
2.
be strongly attracted to someone or something.
"she was so smitten with the boy"
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Well. The first definition just doesn't fit. No one landed a firm blow by anonymously hitting a smite button.
So......must be the second. Thanks guys. I'm flattered. ;D
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Its just smite even thou when I see a smite on someone I think of them different. Youve been labled
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And POOF.....
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...it's gone. Well, it was fun while it lasted. ::)
Just for the record, only people with 25 posts or more could give Karma...oh, and I only smited MovieMan twice. ;D