amix has done some changes to Plurk karma. Now it will only dropped if your are inactive for 12 hours straight

says

You mean, if we sleep.

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:42AM

says

That's fucking ridiculous dude. Seriously. I agree with glados, make it 24. That is fucking reasonable.

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:43AM

xǝpuɐ☆

lucky to get 12 hours a week much less in a row...

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:44AM

says

This ^

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:45AM

polink

nerds don't sleep.

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:49AM

Jedi_kristian

says

yay great

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:47AM

emporio

says

why not compromise to 18 hours?

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:47AM

says

I could deal with that.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:08PM

sharon_elin

says

Hooray! Karma with common sense! Next we hope for karma vacations (even our bosses give us those!)

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:08PM

amix	we may change it to 24 hours, depends on how this current change behaves

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:08PM

No, seriously, 24. Some of us have jobs outside the net.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:09PM

and family who seem to think that chatting with them whilst playing on an Apple iPhone is inappropriate.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:07PM

says

i prefer 24hrs..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:10PM

Teeg	appreciates this! No more staying up just so karma won't drop while I'm sleeping.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:10PM

amix	eztephen: you will loose max. -0.16 karma for being inactive after 12 hours. this isn't much and i personally think it's reasonable

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:11PM

amix	plurk won't be interesting if people plurk once every 24 hours.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:10PM

says

well.. amix is right.. but i still don't understand...

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:14PM

says

i will lose 0.16 for being inactive.. but i will only gain 0.09 for my activity..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:16PM

qudsiya

thinks

12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:16PM

qudsiya

thinks

12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:16PM

qudsiya

thinks

12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:17PM

amix	bambam: you will loose 0.16 every 12 hours. you'll gain 0.09 every 4 hours (4*0.09 = 0.36) - that said these are just calculations

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:17PM

amix	these parameters may change in the future and nothing is promised. the general goal for karma is to support good usage

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:19PM

says

oh.. ok amix.. thanks for the explanation..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:24PM

"Karma promotes good useage." This is why Plurk will never go mainstream. Promote community & relationships instead!

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:23PM

spiderwebwoman

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:24PM

asks

... make Karma optional? Let those who enjoy competition @ it... and the rest of us opt out for community. What think?

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:27PM

says

agreed with www.plurk.com/user/BarbaraKB but not totally..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:31PM

amix	BarbaraKB: we do focus on community and relationships, that's what plurk is all about.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:32PM

amix	knitters for example are those with some of the highest karma, because they are very social and active users.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:29PM

: Karma is the direct catalyst for inane chatter for the sake *Karma Maintenance*. That has nothing to do with community and relationships.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:31PM

: It's goal fundamentally pure and good, but put into practice, it drives many of the mainstream folks away.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:32PM

SharonHH

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:33PM

says

www.plurk.com/user/amix:so.. in 24 hours we could lose (2* -0.16 = -0.32) but we can still gain (6* +0.09 = +0.54)???

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:34PM

amix	CeeDubb: we are making ways into the mainstream and we are doing this globally

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:37PM

: Plus, Plurk needs to find a better way to *disconnect* from the computer than *Mobile Plurk*.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:38PM

: Borrow a page from Facebook and develop a good application for the iPhone and other mobile devices.

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:40PM

amix	CeeDubb: post your suggestions on getsatisfaction.com/plurk

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:41PM

: A good service will stand on its own design. Ask yourself if Plurk would be great if you dropped the Karma feature...

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:43PM

Cindy Thomas

that still sucks tho... our lives don't revolve around plurk!!! I love plurk but frankly am sick of this karma thing..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:43PM

says

thank u CeeDub. Inane is correct. And hierarchal: hard to make new community here. Need to have one outside already ie: knitters!

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:46PM

says

amix I have put it @ GS. U have not answered my Karma Optional suggestion there. Others?

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:46PM

amix	BarbaraKB: really, if you don't care about karma, then ignore it. how hard can it be and why is it such a big problem for you?

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:46PM

amix	BarbaraKB: getsatisfaction.com/plurk/topics/plurk_make_karma_optional : one person likes the idea of removing karma currently

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:49PM

says

agreed with amix this time..

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:48PM

says

Not asked for removal. I have asked for it to be *optional* Opt-out! Thus, community here not part of Karma. Why?....

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:53PM

... more new users for Plurk. So many start and the abandon @ Plurk because of Karma. Biggest turn off to this app. Big!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:54PM

amix	BarbaraKB: your assumption that users are leaving plurk (or leaving plurk because of karma) is pure bullshit

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:52PM

asks

amix It's about getting *more new user loyalty* for Plurk. Isn't this a good thing?

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:55PM

Mike ██

says

amix: Thank you! My connection was interrupted this AM and kept me offline!

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:54PM

says

ok. nice words amix. great way to relate. great... peace to your day!

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:59PM

says

Karma? what that? oh, i remember that what i remove from my dashboard about 1 months ago, w00t! no more Karma!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:00PM

says

so remember ; you can remove karma from your dashboard and not have to see it any more; then you tend to forget about it

Sep 10, 2008 - 12:58PM

amix	nethead: i think that's a good solution for users that want to ignore karma

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:01PM

says

example of leaving just now: www.plurk.com/m/p/3q1va many more. many.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:04PM

says

nethead Great! Let's make it an easy push button to do that: opt-in/opt-out. Why not do that amix?

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:05PM

says

Pleez promote what u praise nethead having done: push button opt-out. Make easy!

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:06PM

amix	BarbaraKB: what other plurkers do you know that have left plurk because of karma?

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:06PM

gleber

BarbaraKB, if one disables the karma,should he be able to use these fancy emoticons, normally available when karma is on appropriate level?

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:10PM

says

this week? geekmommy spin. most are silent majority. but biggest turn-off when 1st sign-up. "what's karma stuff?" leave...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:10PM

says

(nethead.blogspot.com/2008/08/remove-karma-from-your-plurk-profile-1.html) How to remove Karma from your Dashboard

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:10PM

says

scum LOL

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:08PM

How to remove Karma from your dashboard

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:08PM

Feld

w00ts

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:11PM

says

okay; need more sleep

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:11PM

GingerLewman

says

nethead: ack, bad link.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:08PM

asks

nethead don't u think should be easier? too complicated for many... again, barrier for entry.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:12PM

topsurf

I think those who leave because of the karma are missing the point, for me plurk is more about he friends here then the Karma I might or

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:12PM

topsurf

might not receive

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:12PM

WillyCee

says

: I believe CeeDubb will be leaving because amix appears to be a poor representative of the company for blocking him...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:12PM

WillyCee

says

: ...for posting some constructive criticism earlier.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:10PM

says

gleber don't care 'bout leveled emoticons... can link from elsewhere. not important to me

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:11PM

says

BarbaraKB; can agree; a 'check' box idea is nice; i think that karama is fun for the noobs (as we where once) , but after using plurk

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:15PM

says

we have created a community; and now that is what is the important part of plurk for us; as topsurf has stated; so for those new to plurk,

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:15PM

says

karma can still be a fun thing; but as we get 'older' on plurk, it tends not to mean the same and we can then 'chk' and remove it

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:13PM

says

nethead yes: check box. heck, label me "non-Karma Plurkr" as a badge of shame...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:14PM

says

i think have taken plurk to the 'next' level and made it a community and not just our close friends as it was intended to be org and doing

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:17PM

amix	WillyCee: hijacking my plurks with off-topic material will generally result in a temporary block

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:17PM

says

so we have found the community is the important part of plurk; but some find the karma overwhelming ; human nature; i know of 2 persons whom

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:18PM

says

left because of it; the removing via CSS helped alot for me

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:16PM

needs

to leave

but will return for further *constructive* discussion esp. if it's kind & full of friendship & community. Peace all

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:19PM

says

sorry for the overplurking here

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:19PM

amix

thinks

users should add CSS like nethead if they find karma disturbing. we may make it easier, we may not. it depends on how much feedback

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:20PM

says

that's fantastic. Way better than before - as for 24 hours thing, I think waiting and seeing how the 12 hours will manage is a good idea.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:20PM

says

Plurk is great and a big part of it *is* to do with karma.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:20PM

says

thanks amix

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:23PM

amix

getsatisfaction.com/plurk/topics/plurk_make_karma_optional - vote here if you like the idea of making karma optional

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:21PM

amix	oliviabell: you're welcome

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:25PM

TheBadMonkey

amix - have mild complaints about karma that I will restrict to getsatisfaction. Thanks for all your work.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:25PM

TheBadMonkey

Even many of us who bitch a lot really appreciate it!

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:29PM

: Hmmm... I'm not trying to start an argument, but when I'm blocked in mid-reply for a Karma-related suggestion, it's annoying...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:37PM

: My piece is said. I'll look forwardto the possible *opt-out* feature. Ryan Lim will keep my interest in Plurk with his upcoming iApp.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:39PM

jon426

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:39PM

Alice

says

nice

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:41PM

says

just slightly off topic and a little something someone told me to help me... a friend once said to me that, if I choose to use services

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:39PM

says

like Plurk, Facebook, or anything - then I must abide by their rules. If I don't like them, then I should then leave if it is worrying me so

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:52PM

: True Olivia, but a service balances their vision with the wants of the users. It should be influenced by the users' desires...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:50PM

: ...but not controlled by them.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:54PM

amik re: @ BarbaraKB : at least 15 people like the idea of removing karma...

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:55PM

amik and if more people knew about GetSatisfaction you'd probably see that number grow.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:53PM

says

CeeDubb:

I understand. The service have to put themselves in the users shoes and vice versa. To me it looks like an attempt on their

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:53PM

says

half has been made.. maybe more needs to be made, but try to be happy with what they've got so far. I'm sure they're doing their best.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:57PM

I know, netwise, at least ten people who haven't joined plurk because of the karma system..

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:55PM

the rest of my lj friendslist has not been as specific about what they don't like about plurk. many of them twitter, however.

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:56PM

HighDef™

Sweeeet!

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:59PM

amix	eriktrips: and thousands join because of karma. it's a fair price to pay.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:00PM

Rosanna Bell

says

Thank you you so much amix. I think 12 hours is perfectly reasonable... if it doesn't work it can always be changed to 24

Sep 10, 2008 - 01:58PM

Rosanna Bell

says

but personally I think 12 hours is just fine

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:01PM

says

eriktrips: not everyone loves something. we're all different. I for one love karma, it adds a nice interest to it

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:00PM

I like plurk because I think threaded conversations in a "microblogging" application was a very good idea. it's why I stay..

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:04PM

says

I feel this is a good and balanced changed to the karma system.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:04PM

..however I've seen many people create accounts and then leave because they find karma "annoying," "stupid," and other things I won't repeat

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:02PM

says

as far as the why does it bother some people though... when you score people, some get wrapped up in it. Even if they don't want to care...

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:02PM

says

they know they are being "judged" by a score.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:06PM

thousands of people explicitly say they are joining "because of karma"?

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:11PM

Keli	this is a good thing! Thanks

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:16PM

amix	eriktrips: let me just put it this way: we generally don't have a problem with users leaving the service. end of discussion

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:18PM

says

how do you know if users are leaving? how many accounts are created and then sit unused?

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:20PM

says

just to be clear: I'm voicing my frustration at getting interesting people to join plurk..

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:18PM

says

karma is the number one reason I hear for creating an account and then abandoning it, or not creating an account at all

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:21PM

says

it's your choice whether or not to listen to your users when they say what they see happening

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:22PM

I think karma can be a tool to get people involved and plurking. Most, once they develop real friendships, don't care much about it anymore.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:22PM

I dropped the few people who plurked only about karma or for karma, so that's that for me.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:23PM

Keli	I would like to see an on vacation option...could you consider that?

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:24PM

amix	eriktrips: how can you say that we don't listen to your feedback? i have just spent some hours discussing these matters with you

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:22PM

it's just a game. A lot of people obviously care about the game, so why not make it a bit more fun. Also, why not have some goals for the

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:22PM

folk with high karma since after 50 there's really nothing

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:43PM

jflanigan

says

That is still unacceptable.You need to consider a formula where it stop dropping at some point or drops less than you are capable of gaining

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:43PM

jflanigan

says

social media tools should not demand that people not take time for their lives offline.

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:41PM

unmistakable

says

now I understand everything...

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:45PM

unmistakable

says

but make it 24!

Sep 10, 2008 - 02:44PM

says

I think amix has said his piece. I'm sure if they feel it should be changed then they will.

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:10PM

daysies

says

awww! i wish you made these changes before i went on vacation! but hey, i'll take what we can get! thanks!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:13PM

daysies

says

i think karma is fun... i just don't dwell on it too much like some people

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:16PM

Aletta

wonders

if amix knows how much she appreciates this gesture - at 20 karmas I need all the help available out there! Thanks again

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:14PM

KDFrawg❤

says

amix, you are my hero!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:17PM

beminedesign

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:19PM

jeayese

says

LEGEND!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:23PM

PunchcardMafia

was

just saying that this should be implemented! Thanks amix!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:24PM

Telperion

you have NO idea how long I've been waiting for this!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:29PM

captainstardust

wishes

it were 24 but certainly thinks this is an improvement!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:30PM

LChamp

says

well, that's a start!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:35PM

AsKatKnits

says

amix is awesome!! Thanks for this great gift!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:43PM

metaweb

loves

that we can now have 8 hours to sleep without interruption

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:48PM

Madame Maracas

THANK YOU!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:48PM

Make Karma Optional @ Get Satisfaction amix encourages comments there. Thanx!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:51PM

says

Yay! Now I don't have to worry about losing while I'm at work anymore! Used to post from work, then it got blocked...

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:52PM

says

wow, amix is one HELL of an awesome guy people. Calm down. You right, we do have lives and it affects my karma. So what? I have a ton of fun

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:52PM

says

with Plurk....just enjoy it!

Sep 10, 2008 - 03:57PM

kasnj

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 04:00PM

TheBadMonkey

Sep 10, 2008 - 04:01PM

digitaltodd

thinks

thats great...

Sep 10, 2008 - 04:06PM

Baccara

gives

BIG CHEER !!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 04:08PM

unl33t

says

you da MAN!

Sep 10, 2008 - 04:15PM

dcousineau

says

thank god!

Sep 10, 2008 - 05:18PM

LChamp

says

donnellyaa: I don't care about karma, but I like plurk and would hate to see them fail because they anger their users so they leave.

Sep 10, 2008 - 05:23PM

says

LChamp: I'd say most of us agree with the changes though. I only like this service more and more each day. They actually listen to users!

Sep 10, 2008 - 05:26PM

says

amix: excellent job!

Thanks for the hard work you do from programmer to programmer.

Sep 10, 2008 - 05:41PM

Serena

says

thank you amix!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:01PM

tamar

how about 2 days? i'm religious and i'm offline every single friday to saturday night for 25 hours.

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:02PM

Zappa

says

sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:12PM

AbleReach

says

news flash: plurk recognizes SLEEP!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:14PM

Telemill

Thank you.

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:17PM

DebInAustin

says

that's great!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:20PM

honeydo

says

THANK YOU

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:30PM

Kerstin

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:28PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:38PM

Athena Grey

says

awesome change. Hopefully it will cut down on meaningless plurks to preserve karma.

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:49PM

EdVentures

says

SUH-WEEET! tks dude!

Sep 10, 2008 - 06:53PM

wigwam2theorem

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 07:47PM

boris

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 08:16PM

ChrisHumphries

says

wow, people kiss your erm.. feet like a golden god.

Sep 10, 2008 - 08:40PM

search to find others who have dropped Plurk 'cuz of Karma search.twitter.com/search?q=plurk+karma

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:02PM

ChrisHumphries

says

who cares what people use.

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:03PM

ChrisHumphries

says

the only people that care is the company that develops the software and hopes to make decent profits. what do the rest of us care?

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:16PM

JustJen

wonders

Chellez. And thank you, Amix for the update and your hard work and trying to please the masses

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:28PM

spyros

says

I agree. Make it 24. More reasonable

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:49PM

horribilis

says

Wow! Thanks! That's going to make a big difference.

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:55PM

Juniorjunior

says

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:55PM

deinera

says

I know people want it 24, and etc. I'm thankful for this change. So thank you for at least giving us the 12 hours. Finally... FINALLY my

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:55PM

deinera

says

plurk karma might stay up a little bit

Sep 10, 2008 - 09:59PM

planetKnit

Sep 10, 2008 - 10:45PM

tamar

i'm compelled to agree with barbaraKB here. i hid the karma. the only thing that would suck is losing privileges

Sep 10, 2008 - 10:48PM

tamar

when my karma drops under 60 or whatever..

Sep 10, 2008 - 11:05PM

Hannanana

says

karma really isn't important. I mean that's not really what plurk is about, it's about staying connected with friends.

Sep 11, 2008 - 12:17AM

RogueTess

thanks for the wonderful, reasonable coding! You guys rock!

Sep 11, 2008 - 01:38AM

MissM

says

this is a great improvement. Thank you!

Sep 11, 2008 - 02:20AM

PlurkingPoppa

asks

that you explain what "inactive" means? if I engage in conversation by replying to other plurks, does that qualify? ie no plurks?

Sep 11, 2008 - 05:16AM

shooting*

thank you

Sep 11, 2008 - 05:20AM

says

Plurk wouldn't be Plurk, without Karma.

Sep 11, 2008 - 05:24AM

CubmasterJoe

says

Yeah without Karma it just be a kick butt version of Twitter.Oh Wait

Sep 11, 2008 - 05:33AM

Mrs Groovy

says

thank you.

Sep 11, 2008 - 06:18AM

Ç✿LLÈÉN

says

YAY!!!

Sep 11, 2008 - 11:36AM

Thank you for your response amix . Sounds reasonable. I can sleep soundly now

Sep 12, 2008 - 04:53AM

fizzgig_sh

says

Was 4 hours and is now 12, way to go, that is 200% gain. You Beauty. I am a Karma fan. (atm)

Sep 12, 2008 - 04:55AM

fizzgig_sh

says

PlurkingPoppa replying to other plurks is active. imho

Sep 12, 2008 - 06:15AM

PlurkingPoppa

thanks fizzgig_sh for guessing but thinks that users deserve more clarity from the developers.

Sep 12, 2008 - 04:52PM

bunneh

wonders

why his karma dropped after only 7 hours away though... albeit a smaller drop than normal

Sep 12, 2008 - 04:54PM

pinkparis

mine is dropped though i'm not online just for few hours

Sep 12, 2008 - 04:57PM

has

seen several people's karma drop inexplicably in the last day when they were still active.

Sep 12, 2008 - 05:02PM

KDFrawg❤

says

Sorry, amix, but it is both true and very widespread.

Sep 12, 2008 - 05:20PM

amix	activity is only one parameter of karma - more help can be seen here www.plurk.com/Help/karmaHelp

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:05PM

still has a problem with this--Plurk makes it very unfair yet for the people over 80 and 90 Karma that have done so much for Plurk already..

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:07PM

your max gain for me is restricted to 0.02 (6*0.02=0.12/day) yet it can drop 0.16 (2*0.16=0.32) If I lose once, I cannot catch up ever

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:05PM

thinks

we all have choices. and yes, my karma is over 80, but i went through some of the rough times as well -

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:08PM

thinks

it's not live or die anyway, it's for fun - plurk for fun, not for karma, and eventually, the karma will come.

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:09PM

asks

if you sit and watch water boil to watch it boil, or if it's something that you do to cook food...

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:09PM

will

open or add to a getsat. thread for this--If we want plurk to be interesting, this penalty for top plurkers should be lessened as has their

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:09PM

max gain. That's an unfair neglect...I was only inactive for 10 hours and lost 0.16...in that case, it's a -0.20 favor against us. Thkx

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:12PM

FabioBracht

says

I can't understand how people turn karma into such a big deal. I have 41.61 now and no idea of how much I had yesterday. I enjoy the people.

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:16PM

danielduende

says

thank you very much.

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:16PM

danielduende

says

but I can't understand these people that turn karma in their goal in every service they use, too. i'm here for the conversations...

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:28PM

ClassTax: karma is not about entitlement. I was once in the top ten before the twittering, and was passed by karma that needed tweaked...

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:32PM

says

... and i'm pretty sure i never cried about it. to plurk, or not to plurk. i choose plurk.

Sep 12, 2008 - 07:34PM

crandall

thinks

That Plurkers provide the best resources! THAT alone is worth a plurk or two! Chill, ClassTax!

Sep 12, 2008 - 11:29PM

not to whine, but i have been active no less than once in every 4 hr. period the last 2 days and had karma drops *while i was active*.

Sep 12, 2008 - 11:28PM

in other words, i'm up plurking 'till 2 AM, and in the 5AM update, i lose points. is plurk telling me to go to bed at a decent hour?

Sep 13, 2008 - 01:19AM

RogueTess

believes this is not working as advertised as of right now.

Sep 13, 2008 - 03:48AM

boris

says

me too...

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:39AM

saxmangeoff

says

same here. I plurked a bit this morning, but nowhere near 30 plurks, and my karma has gone down.

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:14AM

i have a theory. for the couple days prior, i missed karma periods each day and no drop. then, when i did not miss any, it went down on the

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:15AM

... sixth straight time period. i wonder if that's by design, or a side effect of changing it to 12 hours? hmmm.

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:26AM

ThatDude

I don't think this is working. The more active I've been the more my karma has gone down.

Sep 13, 2008 - 11:47AM

amix	like i stated before activeness is only one parameter, en example: if friends unfollow you, your karma will be lowered

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:42PM

says

ya, got hit with negative now too... 9 hours between plurks, lost no friends, lost no fans, even gained one during that period.

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:45PM

says

first time I've seen a negative number in weeks.

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:48PM

amix, I honestly don't think you're listening. People who are active, aren't losing friends/fans/followers are *still* losing karma.

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:47PM

says

Its the randomness factor. Happens to me as well. Active, adding friends, changing profile, getting responses, but occasionally lose -.05

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:50PM

says

Think that I will live.

Sep 13, 2008 - 04:49PM

says

Theoretically spamming will get you lowered as well. Too much replying, perhaps?

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:02PM

says

No. But I do have a thread friends have hijacked, and I think folks are muting. Not much I can do tho...

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:13PM

bunneh

says

i think this is affecting too many people to be dismissed as just 'other factors'. it's all too consistent

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:20PM

I agree with bunneh ... 2 users I have on my list are consistent plurkers, have consistent gains in everything, I doubt any losses, and has

Sep 13, 2008 - 05:20PM

lost karma. The algo is borked, and I'm tired of getting the runaround about it.

Sep 13, 2008 - 06:16PM

tfl

says

sounds fair

Sep 13, 2008 - 06:22PM

AZJazzyJ

says

it looks like a Get Satisfaction thread was created. Maybe post there with details so they can look at it.

Sep 19, 2008 - 03:33PM

surprisingly, my life and the world around me manages to survive without karma. maybe that's true karma, or zen.

Oct 29, 2008 - 01:52PM

PlurkingPoppa

amix: it's you that's full of BS ... the only thing that never breaks around here is the karma penalty.

Oct 29, 2008 - 03:10PM

thinks

it's sad that changes were made to reduce the max gains to 0.01 in the middle of this all, yet the loss is still at 0.16

Feb 24, 2009 - 04:41PM

quantro

asks

Feb 24, 2009 - 09:38PM

says

Its a race that has already been won. So it takes a little longer to get to 100. Good karma will still balance out just below Nirvana. If

Feb 24, 2009 - 09:38PM

says

you go slightly above & beyond, you will pass Nirvana. If you miss a bit, you will fall, but you can get it up again. Taking this WAY too

Feb 24, 2009 - 09:39PM

says

seriously. It's meant to be a reinforcement, not something you see a counselor over...

Jul 31, 2009 - 07:46PM

yoyocici12345

Jul 31, 2009 - 07:47PM

yoyocici12345

how to get a profile like this?

Dec 06, 2009 - 07:06PM

Christian•크리스챈

says

so why the heck did my karma drop even if I'm active? And no, I wasn't spamming.

Apr 27, 2010 - 12:09AM

Ardhi

kind oflate but all i can say is karma do make users come back often just to update his/her plurk

Apr 27, 2010 - 04:22AM

says

flameoftears: I think being unfriended also drops your karma. On an unrelated note, why are you posting on a plurk this old, anyway?

Apr 27, 2010 - 04:23AM

says

The interval has been upped to 24 hours for some time now.

Apr 27, 2010 - 04:32AM

Ardhi

kaji: how you know it's 24?

Apr 28, 2010 - 09:44AM

says

It's actually a little bit more than that now, even (tested it by accident a couple days ago). Just watch the dev accounts to see when they

Apr 28, 2010 - 09:44AM