Hey! Thanks to the whole Reddit mess, I’ve discovered the fediverse and its increidible wonders and I’m lovin’ it :D
I’ve seen another post about karma, and after reading the comments, I can see there is a strong opinion against it (which I do share). I’d love to hear your opinions, what other method/s would you guys implement? If any ofc
(1) No Karma system at all
(2) Karma spread over several numbers rather that one; think of Github’s user page for example, stats for everything in general on one’s profile to reflect general activity
(3) Community award badges
I do like the community badges. And honestly, I would be ok if “karma” was how many “gold” awards a user received, at least there would be some monetary rate limit there to prevent bots from gaming the karma system. Also Lemmy communities would benefit and it would help pay for server costs.
I agree that it would have to have lots of rules and limits to discourage bots/farming.
Having it help fund the servers is an excellent idea, fully community-driven.
Community awards would be great. It encourages quality content and can strike a balance between new and old users.