Posted by: iamthey
Posted by: Nedus
I don't believe in karma, but a system that mimics its basic concept would work well here I think. There was a lot of discussion about it a while back, and it sounded like Achronos approved of the idea, but hadn't quite got around to working on it.
First off I just do not see this obsession with the karma system. Its inefficient, or corruptible. If everyone gives karma, then you have problems with people having double accounts, just to give themselves karma. If only mods can, then you have problems with not everyone getting karma. Frankly I like the rank system the way it is.
Second I would like to address the growing concern with elitism. I am having trouble understanding why this would be such a bad thing. Elitism has some good effects. Having some players superior in rank to others would make the lower members seek to be a higher rank so that they would be superior to others. It would encourage better posting because members would want to be promoted. Also in addition to good posting it would increase activity, people would feel there is something to work towards in forums. However, I do not see the need for more ranks. I mean, we already have the ninja ranks, why do we need to increase the number of ranks. It will just flood the forums with confusing ranks that mean little or nothing, other than a title. I would like to see a post count (even if it was hidden with the member since info.) I would help group leaders to know who is active, and who is not. Over all unless if it is the addition of a post counter I believe we should leave the ranks as they are.
-Iamthey
Normally, I would rip you a new one for not knowing, but since you weren't around, I'll explain.
A while back, I started a thread on a karma system, and the system that Achronos seemed to like the most was a system where only moderators and admin could give karma points, and it would be invisible to all but you.
This isn't the terrible RvB karma system. Keeping the larma invisible is along the same lines as the join dates being hidden. It would prevent people saying "omfg ur a n00b look at ur karma".
Higher karma levels could potentially have benefits like exclusive forums(yes it sounds elitist, but then again, this is just an idea, so don't start menstruating). The only people who can see your karma would be the mods/admin.
[Edited on 10/4/2006]