Karma
Saturday, May 10, 2008 by WOM | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Karma.....If ya have to ask for someone to give you Karma, that makes it meaningless. If ya have to PM someone for Karma, that makes it meaningless. I can see this turning into another mess... Some kind of bragging rights...Something on the order of the rating system. If ya have to ask for it, ya don't have any.
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WOM
Reply #82 Friday, June 27, 2008 8:50 AM
Reply #82 Friday, June 27, 2008 8:50 AM
I guess ya don't have to beg when someone just gives ya 10,000 karmas. That sure goes a long way into making the system legit. Oh well........
Hankers
Reply #83 Friday, June 27, 2008 8:57 AM
Reply #83 Friday, June 27, 2008 8:57 AM
A quote from another post -
"The Karma system is designed to be a reward system to users by other users for being a helpful/nice/pleasing member of the community. It isn't a status thing but more of a 'thanks' thing. I'm going to talk with Zoomba when he gets back amount making a new forum rule against Karma Begging. I feel it defeats the purpose of the system."
Seems that both the 'begging' and the 'giving' have strayed from the original intent.
"The Karma system is designed to be a reward system to users by other users for being a helpful/nice/pleasing member of the community. It isn't a status thing but more of a 'thanks' thing. I'm going to talk with Zoomba when he gets back amount making a new forum rule against Karma Begging. I feel it defeats the purpose of the system."
Seems that both the 'begging' and the 'giving' have strayed from the original intent.
ZubaZ
Reply #84 Friday, June 27, 2008 9:47 AM
I've posted a number of places where *I* think the system could be improved to give it purpose and prevent abuse . . . I can only wait and hope.
As far as my points go . . other than the humor and the thanks n the comments, it matters not to me. A few, a thousand, a negative . . I'd still do the same thing in teh forums I always do.
I think too many people are reading too much into karma
Reply #84 Friday, June 27, 2008 9:47 AM
I guess ya don't have to beg when someone just gives ya 10,000 karmas. That sure goes a long way into making the system legit. Oh well.......
How can a system that allows an unlimited amount of points given for any reason at all be illegitimate?I've posted a number of places where *I* think the system could be improved to give it purpose and prevent abuse . . . I can only wait and hope.
As far as my points go . . other than the humor and the thanks n the comments, it matters not to me. A few, a thousand, a negative . . I'd still do the same thing in teh forums I always do.
I think too many people are reading too much into karma
Xiandi
Reply #85 Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 AM
+1
Reply #85 Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 AM
I think too many people are reading too much into karma
+1
andrew_
Reply #86 Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 AM
Reply #86 Friday, June 27, 2008 10:01 AM
Yeah definately. WOM, I was just having some fun with Zubaz. I have some medication for you...
Wizard1956
Reply #87 Friday, June 27, 2008 11:56 AM 
@ andrew
I hope it remains the lighthearted,fun thing it was intended to be.I sorta like them now.
I'm sure most of us would,and all those points won't help our spelling. Tip:those red underlines in FF3 aren't decorations.
Reply #87 Friday, June 27, 2008 11:56 AM
@ andrew I think too many people are reading too much into karma
I hope it remains the lighthearted,fun thing it was intended to be.I sorta like them now.
A few, a thousand, a negative . . I'd still do the same thing in teh forums I always do.
I'm sure most of us would,and all those points won't help our spelling.
Tip:those red underlines in FF3 aren't decorations.
messiah1
Reply #88 Friday, June 27, 2008 12:33 PM
Reply #88 Friday, June 27, 2008 12:33 PM
Tip:those red underlines in FF3 aren't decorations.
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #89 Friday, June 27, 2008 12:41 PM
Reply #89 Friday, June 27, 2008 12:41 PM
Karma is just another one of those things which brings out the worst in people 
unclerob
Reply #90 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:19 PM
Karma is a force of life. You do good, promote & intend good, you usually get good back & then some.
If you do the opposite, you'll get the opposite. Karma itself doesn't bring out the worst in people, karma is the manifestation of life based on what people bring out of themselves.
Seriously, I think we're all getting worked up over a non-issue. An on-line karma points system.
People are asking how to get karma points on this site, simple answer, do unto others what you would want done to you. Hang out in the forums when you can, if you see a chance to answer someone's question or assist in another way, go for it, that's good karma, points or no points and if you get karma points for your user account, great!!! But if you don't, no worries, feel good because you've helped someone - that's what is important and that good feeling you get... that's karma. 1 point or 10000 points, it's all good!
Reply #90 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:19 PM
Karma is just another one of those things which brings out the worst in people
Karma is a force of life. You do good, promote & intend good, you usually get good back & then some.
If you do the opposite, you'll get the opposite. Karma itself doesn't bring out the worst in people, karma is the manifestation of life based on what people bring out of themselves.
Seriously, I think we're all getting worked up over a non-issue. An on-line karma points system.
People are asking how to get karma points on this site, simple answer, do unto others what you would want done to you. Hang out in the forums when you can, if you see a chance to answer someone's question or assist in another way, go for it, that's good karma, points or no points and if you get karma points for your user account, great!!! But if you don't, no worries, feel good because you've helped someone - that's what is important and that good feeling you get... that's karma. 1 point or 10000 points, it's all good!
ShelbyGT_The_Car
Reply #91 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:45 PM
Reply #91 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:45 PM
Hey Zubaz or maybe Andrew should spill the beans and let us know what is going down?
I know karma will be used to purchasing stuff. So are we seeing a test of the Stardock purchasing system at work or lets say testing 123...?
Very interesting and like wow! That or maybe we are just raising the bar a bit?
But I think if anyone was gona get that much juice it would be Brad CEO. Zubaz has to be testing a new thing for passing karma on and such the like. Who knows maybe we can give someone what we already have to get them a sub or something they may need? Hum...
Whatever it could be pretty cool to just think what we could do for others with all that karma floating around.
I know karma will be used to purchasing stuff. So are we seeing a test of the Stardock purchasing system at work or lets say testing 123...?
Very interesting and like wow! That or maybe we are just raising the bar a bit?
But I think if anyone was gona get that much juice it would be Brad CEO. Zubaz has to be testing a new thing for passing karma on and such the like. Who knows maybe we can give someone what we already have to get them a sub or something they may need? Hum...
Whatever it could be pretty cool to just think what we could do for others with all that karma floating around.
andrew_
Reply #92 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:52 PM
Reply #92 Friday, June 27, 2008 2:52 PM
I'm not really sure where that all came from... Karma is definately not going to be used to purchase anything. It's just for there.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #93 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:01 PM
Reply #93 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:01 PM
damn people...just have some flippin fun. They are make believe points that when you are on your death bed won't get you any discounts on your trip to the next.........
Wizard1956
Reply #94 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:02 PM
If that be the case,anyone who needs them may have mine.It's just a number.
Good enough for me.
Reply #94 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:02 PM
Who knows maybe we can give someone what we already have to get them a sub or something they may need?
If that be the case,anyone who needs them may have mine.It's just a number.
feel good because you've helped someone - that's what is important and that good feeling you get... that's karma.
Good enough for me.
ZubaZ
Reply #95 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:11 PM
Reply #95 Friday, June 27, 2008 3:11 PM
ZubaZ shakes his head in disbelief (and is so sorry zoomba's not here to see all this stuff)
ShelbyGT_The_Car
Reply #98 Friday, June 27, 2008 9:54 PM
Me too! hum...
seems there was something said to some effect... oh well then so be it
the idea has been dissolved?
GT
Reply #98 Friday, June 27, 2008 9:54 PM
Zubaz shakes his head in disbelief (and is so sorry zoomba's not here to see all this stuff)
Me too! hum...
Karma is definately not going to be used to purchase anything. It's just for there.
seems there was something said to some effect... oh well then so be it
the idea has been dissolved?
GT
PoSmedley
Reply #99 Friday, June 27, 2008 11:19 PM
'The truly enlightened have homes with two Karma garages'
Reply #99 Friday, June 27, 2008 11:19 PM
If ya have to ask for it, ya don't have any.
'The truly enlightened have homes with two Karma garages'
da_zman20
Reply #100 Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:35 AM
Reply #100 Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:35 AM
Am I overreacting by not being happy about this article. A few days ago... I posted an article thinking that people around somewhat knew me. It was a kinda of "hey look at me I'm here and I've helping people, but no one has given me Karma." It somehow got turned into a moral debate over how "evil" it was and I'm being told to NEVER do it again and such. This hurts me, because I have been a member of this community for a long time, and I mean no disrespect because not all of you know how this got started, and are merely commenting, on the morality of asking for Karma. No I don't think you should be begging for Karma, but if you start a blog in good faith, and in good taste, with a group of people you believe to unbiased should you have be Crucified for it?
I mean no disrespect to anyone, please let me know what you think, understand I meant no harm to anyone, even those that in the end were rude to me, and even disrespected me.
Please let me know if my feelings are unwarranted, the original article was meant to be in good taste, and I'm sorry that it offended a few of you.
I mean no disrespect to anyone, please let me know what you think, understand I meant no harm to anyone, even those that in the end were rude to me, and even disrespected me.
Please let me know if my feelings are unwarranted, the original article was meant to be in good taste, and I'm sorry that it offended a few of you.
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Reply #81 Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:13 PM