Karma Award Scheme

[jaysay]

I have to say I don't think I've evr had neg Karma, and I've only given it twice as I cn remember I keep forgetting about it, but if your going to insult some one put your name to it or it becomes an irrelevance, your not making any point at all

[WillowTheWhisp]

If I get a neg and the comment accompanying it is a valid one it doesn't bother me if it's signed or not. People can agree or disagree with me and I'll still live. The only time I think it's stupid is when someone leaves a comment that has no bearing on anything just because they've got the hump. I would love to ask them what the heck they are on about sometimes but if they want to remain anonymous they aren't going to tell me are they?

[jambutty]

We have a third option accyman.

That is to put forward a proposition for change.

It’s not the negative Karma WillowTheWhisp with constructive criticism. It is the downright nasty, spiteful, insulting and disgusting comments that need to be stopped somehow.

One way is to force usernames to be attached to them.
The other way is to return the points with interest when the forum rules are breached.
The final option is to dispense with the Karma award thing altogether.

Does it really serve a useful purpose?

[jambutty]

Originally Posted by derekgas

This 'nonsense' karma doesnt half cause a stir on here with regularity, especially as most claim to ignore the negative and not to be offended by it, the problem I can see with changing the signature of karma to a compulsory system is that, like when you change your avatar, the change would be made throughout the history of posts, therefore naming past negative senders, I feel it would be unfair to change those posts without warning, if karma were scrapped altogether, then the post additions may come down, this may make a difference to the big board status which most on here acclaimed.

Meaning that the past holier than thou “I’ve never sent any negative Karma and it wasn’t me who called you a ******” would be exposed? Good!

However as far as I know we can only view the last ten awards so the past holier than thou “I’ve never sent any negative Karma and it wasn’t me who called you a ******” would have nothing to worry about. Would they?

[West Ender]

I still say if you're "man" enough to be nasty to someone you should be "man" enough to do it out in the open - on the forum. The trouble with those who leave nasty, anonymous comments is that they haven't the guts to be seen to do it.

[steve]

never get any no matter what i say or do

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by West Ender

I still say if you're "man" enough to be nasty to someone you should be "man" enough to do it out in the open - on the forum. The trouble with those who leave nasty, anonymous comments is that they haven't the guts to be seen to do it.

And achieve what? A whole thread of slagging each other off? Much better to do it privately and then it keeps others out of it.

[ozzypostie]

I Never New About This Karma System
Feel My Positivity And Award Me With Some Karma.... And Dont Forget Karma Leads To Karma

[Tin Monkey]

Starting each new word with a capital letter actually deserves a whole host of negative karma.

[West Ender]

Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

And achieve what? A whole thread of slagging each other off? Much better to do it privately and then it keeps others out of it.

Better to do it privately? Be nasty and vindictive? Perhaps better to learn, in the first place, how to argue without resorting to petty insults.

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by West Ender

Better to do it privately? Be nasty and vindictive? Perhaps better to learn, in the first place, how to argue without resorting to petty insults.

True, but in JB's case it isn't possible. As soon as you disagree with him he becomes abusive.
I also don't want to see the forum filled with petty argument threads. Much better to tell the person how you're feeling privately.