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Old 08-09-2011, 09:02 PM   #16
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Hm. Look at the number of people on this thread who have karma with lots of zeroes.

Something is definitely screwy.

Thanks, gastan, for backing me up. I notice numbers - I knew I wasn't crazy.
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Old 08-09-2011, 09:41 PM   #17
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I'm also noticing that some of them have *exactly* 100,000 or 125,000 - something I've never seen in my two years of posting here.
I've accumulated 1,025 karma points in 3 years. I think my avatar may discourage folks from giving me karma.
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Old 08-09-2011, 09:50 PM   #18
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Seventeen posts, and nobody has said

"My karma just ran over your dogma."

You guys are all slipping...
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Old 08-09-2011, 10:05 PM   #19
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Seventeen posts, and nobody has said

"My karma just ran over your dogma."

You guys are all slipping...
Where's the negative karma button when you need it?
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Old 08-09-2011, 11:20 PM   #20
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Hm. Look at the number of people on this thread who have karma with lots of zeroes.
Something is definitely screwy.
Thanks, gastan, for backing me up. I notice numbers - I knew I wasn't crazy.
That's not screwy. It's mathematics my friend.

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Seventeen posts, and nobody has said

"My karma just ran over your dogma."

You guys are all slipping...
Now that's worth K
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Old 08-10-2011, 01:00 AM   #21
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Hm. Look at the number of people on this thread who have karma with lots of zeroes.

Something is definitely screwy.

Thanks, gastan, for backing me up. I notice numbers - I knew I wasn't crazy.
Yes, it became quite obvious after you pointed it out. And most of them without pictures. Hmm...
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Old 08-10-2011, 01:00 AM   #22
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Where's the negative karma button when you need it?
Yes, I second that!
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Old 08-10-2011, 01:01 AM   #23
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Seventeen posts, and nobody has said

"My karma just ran over your dogma."

You guys are all slipping...
Brutal man. No negative karma so I had to give you positive on that one.
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Old 08-10-2011, 01:11 AM   #24
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Old 08-10-2011, 01:12 AM   #25
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Oh No! I ran out of karma
Granma, what big karma you have.
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Old 08-10-2011, 02:09 AM   #26
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Granma, what big karma you have.
Is that karma you have in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Btw, I'm one of those "newbies" that had his karma bumped for no apparent reason. Frankly, I don't really care... I don't even look at other people's karma (only the postcount )
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Old 08-10-2011, 03:04 AM   #27
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I have seen many members of hobby forums I am a member of, that have tens of thousands of posts. Yet they say little in any of them.

Others with only a few posts that make you read what they say, contributing much.

It is the quality of posts that matter, not the amount of posts made.
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Old 08-10-2011, 04:55 AM   #28
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I don't see the point in karma on this site whatsoever.

A 'thumbs up' button for a post might be a better alternative - kind of a way of saying thank you to those uploading eBooks or providing links to freebies, without littering a thread with similar short sentiments.

Besides, if one were really moved by a member's post they can communicate their appreciation either in the thread as an aside, or PM them.
I agree totally, this site is fantastic, but spoilt by its karma system. Why does everything have to be rated, and whats wrong with just a thanks button??
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Old 08-10-2011, 05:29 AM   #29
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Karma is just a bit of fun, really. It's getting the green user name that really shows status.
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Old 08-10-2011, 06:00 AM   #30
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Oh No! I ran out of karma
No, the Karma chameleons stole it... seal the building!

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I have seen many members of hobby forums I am a member of, that have tens of thousands of posts. Yet they say little in any of them.

Others with only a few posts that make you read what they say, contributing much.

It is the quality of posts that matter, not the amount of posts made.
+1

I've been on a couple of other forums that utilise the karma system and I've tended to see it as a fair indicator of SNR.
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