Explain Karma and "Reputation" to me

Rellwood · Yesterday, 08:27 PM

Having been on this site for over 10 years I am only JUST NOW seeing "Karma" buttons (they've been there, Im just now seeing them).

I have always heard of "Karma Farming" and never understood how it worked or what it was about.

I figured you just got "points" for participating in threads and posts, and it someone wanted to give an emoji, Great! I think I got one "award" once, but I have never been on this site to just chat or peruse, it's always a technical bent.

So, Im embarassed that I clicked on the button for the Karma the other day for the first time and was trying to figure it out, but ended up giving "reputation" to a couple of people for no really good reason, with no comments.

The I found my own area and discovered that a few people over the years gave it to me - and left comments - which I now understand what that was all about - and Im terribly embarassed to not have thanked or aknowledged this.

Am I making it out to be more than it is?

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And like everything else, Instead of just looking at the Calibre section - I see there is a "General" section way down below where I should have posted this ----

Sirtel · Today, 02:38 AM

No need to be embarrassed. Thanking and acknowledging receiving karma seems not to be the general norm here. I mean, people do this (and I've done it sometimes), but mostly the norm seems to be silent acknowledgement, i.e. not responding. Which is reasonable, given that MR is not a general chat forum (although yes, there is an active general topic section) and many members probably don't want to engage in extensive private messaging or be inundated with thanking/acknowledging posts.

So it's up to you how you respond. Nothing wrong with not responding, but of course you can always respond if you want.

Yesterday, 08:27 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,349 Karma: 1977877 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	Explain Karma and "Reputation" to me Having been on this site for over 10 years I am only JUST NOW seeing "Karma" buttons (they've been there, Im just now seeing them). I have always heard of "Karma Farming" and never understood how it worked or what it was about. I figured you just got "points" for participating in threads and posts, and it someone wanted to give an emoji, Great! I think I got one "award" once, but I have never been on this site to just chat or peruse, it's always a technical bent. So, Im embarassed that I clicked on the button for the Karma the other day for the first time and was trying to figure it out, but ended up giving "reputation" to a couple of people for no really good reason, with no comments. The I found my own area and discovered that a few people over the years gave it to me - and left comments - which I now understand what that was all about - and Im terribly embarassed to not have thanked or aknowledged this. Am I making it out to be more than it is? __________________________________________ And like everything else, Instead of just looking at the Calibre section - I see there is a "General" section way down below where I should have posted this ---- Last edited by Rellwood; Yesterday at 08:30 PM.

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Today, 02:38 AM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 15,486 Karma: 248046301 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	No need to be embarrassed. Thanking and acknowledging receiving karma seems not to be the general norm here. I mean, people do this (and I've done it sometimes), but mostly the norm seems to be silent acknowledgement, i.e. not responding. Which is reasonable, given that MR is not a general chat forum (although yes, there is an active general topic section) and many members probably don't want to engage in extensive private messaging or be inundated with thanking/acknowledging posts. So it's up to you how you respond. Nothing wrong with not responding, but of course you can always respond if you want.

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