Are you using the Karma Function more or less often now?

[indianasmith]

As I think everyone has noticed,  we are now free to applaud and boo each other again.  However, the new wrinkle is that anytime you do so, you have to post a brief explanation for your action.  So has that affected your giving of karma points?  I have found that, in my case, I am actually giving MORE karma since I am able to tell people why I do so.  In fact, I think I set a record this weekend for karma points awarded.  So what about you?   Are you giving more, less, or about the same?  Inquiring minds want to know . . . or at least, bored, hot, off-work-for-the-summer teachers do.

[Jack]

Maybe just slightly less.  There were a couple of humorous captions I would normally have given karma for, but when you need to leave an explanation, well, they weren't THAT funny.  I know, you don't really have to leave an explanation, but I guess I feel sort of obligated to since it's there.

[AndyC]

Yeah, I don't think the lack of anonymity is as much of a factor as the slight inconvenience. The detour is sometimes a deterrant in those situations where I used to just give karma without a second thought. I still give it out when I really like something though.

From the receiving end, I love the new system. If I notice a change in my score, I go straight to my profile and see what I said to get the points. It's often surprising.

[Patient7]

From the receiving end, I love the new system. If I notice a change in my score, I go straight to my profile and see what I said to get the points. It's often surprising.

Me too, I like knowing what I said that was so deserving.

As for giving karma, I'm about the same.  I've actually been giving less but that is because I'm becoming more scrutinizing, I think.

[Doc Daneeka]

Balances out for me. I'm probably not as willing to award someone now for just a funny caption or single sentence. However, before it was a bit awkward, I kept getting the feeling I was shelling out karma overzealously, now since I can give explanation, I feel as long as I have a good reason I can give as much karma as I want.

[Menard]

Much less than I used to.

[Allhallowsday]

I think I'm about the same.   

[Shadow]

About the same here, as well.

[Rev. Powell]

About the same.  I just write "*chuckle*" for a garden-variety-made-me-laugh-out-loud post.  Sometimes I'll give a more detailed explanation.  But it really is kinda cool to so who's giving you karma, and why.   

I also look at who other people give karma to, and why.  Kind of voyeuristic when I'm not involved in the karma transaction, but I find it interesting.

Also, I am distressed that I have lost my position as "User MAX smiting other users" in the official standings, and I would like to point out that I am actually tied with "the master" at two smites--but he gets listed ahead of me for some reason.     I feel like smiting someone to regain my title, but who?

[Doc Daneeka]

ME! Push me back further from 100!

....Or Mortal Envelope, I don't think he posts anymore....

[SynapticBoomstick]

It's nice to know what people think when they give karma/get karma but my karma distribution remains pretty much the same.

[Patient7]

About the same.  I just write "*chuckle*" for a garden-variety-made-me-laugh-out-loud post.  Sometimes I'll give a more detailed explanation.  But it really is kinda cool to so who's giving you karma, and why.   

I also look at who other people give karma to, and why.  Kind of voyeuristic when I'm not involved in the karma transaction, but I find it interesting.

Also, I am distressed that I have lost my position as "User MAX smiting other users" in the official standings, and I would like to point out that I am actually tied with "the master" at two smites--but he gets listed ahead of me for some reason.     I feel like smiting someone to regain my title, but who?

That's because I offended him.

Why not smite a person whose not posting anymore and only was here for about a day.  Like Rambo, or hdjanks, or I know there was one guy who asked what karma was for and that sprung up a lot of jokes.

[Rev. Powell]

Just joking about envying my smite ranking.  Though, I guess I could become the board's designated smiter, given my religious authority.  If you check my karma history, you'll see that I smote one "poster" who was highly unlikely to be offended, just to see how the function worked.   

Overall it looks like the new karma system is a winner.  Everyone seems to think it hasn't affected giving out legitemate props, but it should stop people from booing anonymously out of spite or otherwise abusing the system.

[Torgo]

"About the same" for me.