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NEW Karma system!

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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Hah well its not exactly new, but we took all your suggestions and are going to try something new with roughly the same formula.

However, its going to drastically change the amount of karma you have... the 1-100 thing really just seemed to put everyone around 50. Paul teamed up with a team of statistical mathematicians from MIT to figure out a new way to tweak the formula that calculates it...

Don't be surprised all of a sudden when your karma jumps anywhere from 5,000 to a couple million points. Now, its going to fluctuate a hell of a lot more, change instantly as you rate someone up or down, and still be based on a whole bunch of metrics from around the site.

So far it looks pretty good, but we'll just have to see what happenes when its released.

Should be later today or tomorrow, so don't be surprised when you see it!

May 6 2008 7:24AM
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TannerBalls
Posts: 3197 - Karma: 1,310
i think it means you're gay?
May 11 2008 4:52AM
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bobs
Posts: 4801 - Karma: 868
second that
May 11 2008 10:56AM
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StanMcStanson
Posts: 2773 - Karma: 11
Yeah, that would be great and probably prevent a lot of scams.
May 11 2008 11:07AM
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almostaskier
Posts: 13809 - Karma: 93
Doug, only 6 of the your and other's 7 digits show up on the main forum page. So you only have 900 000 points instead of 9 000 000 points...
May 11 2008 9:10PM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
I agree 100% and have tried like many others before to get something like this going.
May 11 2008 10:06PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
Bump, i would like to know this as well... im at like 13,000ish or something and i was at like 51 with the old karma system.. so im kinda going off of that right now as a balance point..
May 11 2008 11:03PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
except I only had a 56...
May 11 2008 11:15PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
hmm, i think it wouldve made more sense to try and make the system out of 100 work. these numbers are so big and spread out they just seem arbitrary.
but i also maintain that karma is the lamest thing ever, the idea that i should care how kids on here e-rate me is just kinda presumptuous
May 11 2008 11:48PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
this is where i dont understand the new system because i was at 52 now i have nearly 3 times as much karma as you do tj
May 12 2008 12:15AM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 913
Before the change user ratings weren't taking affect, now they are. you apparently have a lot more positive ratings and have contributed more content to the site.   the scores will balance out over time, just remember to give people +points and -points when you deem appropriate.
May 12 2008 12:32AM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
aww man, no one thinks im positive.. hahah naw it makes sence.. but that is still a huge differenct from the old system.. i guess it will just be as simple as getting use to.
May 12 2008 9:32PM
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Hannah.
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 56
on the top 100 whats the xchange thing
May 13 2008 2:51PM
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bobs
Posts: 4801 - Karma: 868
i believe its what members rate you out of 10
May 13 2008 3:19PM
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skodeo7
Posts: 14949 - Karma: 9,234
Yup!
May 13 2008 5:24PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
eh, whatever.
May 13 2008 9:15PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
i still don't understand how the new karma works exactly
May 13 2008 11:21PM
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aculbs
Posts: 226 - Karma: 12
do people see that youve given them a good karma rating? otherwise id have to say no homo every time i do it, or just not do it at all
May 14 2008 12:22AM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
i dont think anyone except a few red members do
May 14 2008 12:27AM
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mysterymanjgj
Posts: 411 - Karma: 13
im gettin kind of screwed it think...ive been on for a few years, and  i havent posted a ton or put up pictures or videos,which is probably why im so low,  but i just saw a guy who has been a member for a day and who had about ten times as many karma points as me
May 14 2008 2:15AM
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1990
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 52
There is one major problem.

If somebody gets a lot of 7/10 votes, he has fairly high karma.

If I now see a post, which is good and i rate this member a 6/10 because he had one good post, his Karma gets downed, because my rating is below the average.

It would be better to add Karma Points for every vote over 5, and to lower Karma Points for every Vote under 5.

If a member gets a 10 he'll get more points than if he gets a 6. Though he still gets points with a 6.

If I rate a member 2 or more times ( lets say from a 8 to a 6) his Karma will get lowered, due to a lower ranking than before.

I hope this is understandable. I am german...
May 14 2008 7:47AM
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seine_Dudeheit
Posts: 2282 - Karma: 16
^ i thought the karma of the one, that I rate gets up, if I rate more than 5, and gets down if its lower than 5? - But if it is like you said, the whole system is a little bit to complex in my eyes. I dont get it anymore?!
May 14 2008 11:09AM
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Hannah.
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 56
wait so thats what they rated ME out of 10?
May 14 2008 3:09PM
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skodeo7
Posts: 14949 - Karma: 9,234
Yes! Karma Xchange is what other members have rated you out of 10.
May 14 2008 4:01PM
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BMB
Posts: 3138 - Karma: 232
all ive noticed is that it goes up by the points you rate them.
May 14 2008 8:56PM
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skithesprings
Posts: 9086 - Karma: 1,349
wow, i just got back on after a while away from ns and was completly freaked out by this.

it seems to be working well though and is deff much more responsive to member input
May 17 2008 9:24AM
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50in07
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 1,471
k thats nice mine never changed
May 17 2008 10:59AM
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