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frabjous · 02-18-2009, 05:46 PM

I have some questions about Karma that unfortunately aren't made clear (to me at least) either in NatCh's post, or in the Karma Wiki entry.

Those sources make it sound as if you can just "tap" someone. But it's not that easy. When I click the little Karma button, I get a screen that looks like this:

I can fill in a comment. Great. But if I leave it as such and then click "Add to Reputation", I get this warning:

OK, this confuses me on multiple levels.

First, the original screen said that fine tuning my reputation clout was optional. But since the default is 1, which is not allowed, it's not optional at all.

Second, the warning that comes up says "give (or take)", implying that it is possible for me to take away karma, which this thread (and some others I found while searching) says I cannot.

Third, I have no clue on what grounds I should fine tune my reputation clout or what it means to do so. Over the past few days, I have changed this number from anywhere from 2 to 10000 while giving karma. While I understand that it's up to me to decide to use the karma feature, I don't really understand what the consequence of my picking a particular number is. It's not mentioned in the formula NatCh gave or in the Wiki.

Am I just terminally slow, or is this kinda confusing? All I want to do is spread some love!

thanks,
- frabjous (Penny Pincher)

02-18-2009, 05:46 PM	#211
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Still confused about Karma I have some questions about Karma that unfortunately aren't made clear (to me at least) either in NatCh's post, or in the Karma Wiki entry. Those sources make it sound as if you can just "tap" someone. But it's not that easy. When I click the little Karma button, I get a screen that looks like this: I can fill in a comment. Great. But if I leave it as such and then click "Add to Reputation", I get this warning: OK, this confuses me on multiple levels. First, the original screen said that fine tuning my reputation clout was optional. But since the default is 1, which is not allowed, it's not optional at all. Second, the warning that comes up says "give (or take)", implying that it is possible for me to take away karma, which this thread (and some others I found while searching) says I cannot. Third, I have no clue on what grounds I should fine tune my reputation clout or what it means to do so. Over the past few days, I have changed this number from anywhere from 2 to 10000 while giving karma. While I understand that it's up to me to decide to use the karma feature, I don't really understand what the consequence of my picking a particular number is. It's not mentioned in the formula NatCh gave or in the Wiki. Am I just terminally slow, or is this kinda confusing? All I want to do is spread some love! thanks, - frabjous (Penny Pincher)