Lemmy/Fediverse Karma possible? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by krabbypatty@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So I've seen quite a few comments from people regarding the lack of karma so far in Lemmy/The Fediverse, and I was just wondering if because of the nature of how it works if karma is even possible? Although I wouldn't mind too much about it existing, people have made good points about how much it helps moderation and keeps the trolls at bay, so I feel it's a very nice too to have. Thanks in advance for the responses!

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[-] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 1 points 2 years ago

This has come up before and my opinion is still the same. I don’t want karma because it lowers the level of discourse. People posting the same running jokes, etc for the karma.

I also don’t know how this would work on a federated platform. Comments and votes are sometimes in a state of flux as data is synced among instances. Raises the question as to what the “real” totals are.

this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023

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