POLL: Remove karma system

[Mao]

Why don't we have an option like many other sites, where we rate a particular post (and negative rating hides it)? Then somewhere in the profile page have a stats page of how many posts rated up, average rating, etc etc.

A step further will be to have two thumbs-up options, one for useful/helpful posts, another for lulz.

[werdna]

Why don't we have an option like many other sites, where we rate a particular post (and negative rating hides it)? Then somewhere in the profile page have a stats page of how many posts rated up, average rating, etc etc.

A step further will be to have two thumbs-up options, one for useful/helpful posts, another for lulz.

I like both ideas.

[slothpomba]

I think we should keep karma, some of my karma is from funny posts and things like that but a lot of it is from making helpful posts and answering other peoples questions.

I kinda like getting karma for the questions i answer and sometimes, in certain situations i think negative karma is useful to give to trolls and things like that. Fair enough are giving negative karma willy nilly which is bad but it doesn't seem highly prevalent to me.

I think we should just keep it.
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(I don't know if replacing it with a thanks button is a feasible option?

If you were to keep the karma system, maybe have pre-set reasons to choose from instead of writing your own?
Like 'Helpful/Informative post thanks!' or 'Unnecessarily Rude/Offensive post' etc.  instead of  '...' or 'lol'  as reasons?
Maybe that would stop the unnecessary karma?

I love this idea!

Not sure if this idea is technically feasible either but it still is a good idea)

[ninwa]

Given the support for keeping it as is, we'll leave it be for the time being and investigate other options (such as the thanks button).

[jaccerz]

i think karma should stay, but then i havent read the full 6 pages of this thread.

I dont think Karma itself can be blamed for the attitude and atmosphere on here, I think there are just a bunch of egotistical members on here who need to realise they dont dictate the rules on here, or the hierarchies of members.

Although Karma isnt something I use very often on here, but i think its a good way to pull a member back into line when they are getting too cocky.

but then there are people who do abuse it, and maybe members who abuse it, should be put into their own member groups on here with the permissions changed so they cant give or receive karma.