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

291 responses to this plurk.

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  September 10, 2008 at 11:36 Stella says
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:36 artharry says
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:39 Stella says GLaDOS Don't be greedy!
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:37 ://jay_ thinks thats sweet.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:40 worlddx now freeze it or delete.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:41 topsurf img99.exs.cx/img99/8577/yupi3ti.gif
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:41 matthewhughes says You mean, if we sleep.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:42 matthewhughes says That's fucking ridiculous dude. Seriously. I agree with glados, make it 24. That is fucking reasonable.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:40 Stella says Nerds don't sleep for more than 12 hours.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:43 andex is lucky to get 12 hours a week much less in a row...
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:44 matthewhughes says This ^
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:45 polink nerds don't sleep.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:45 Stella says If your away from the computer for more than 12 hours you shouldn't blame Plurk, it was your choice eh.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:44 Stella says Also ridiculous if you would complain about something stupid like your karma on Plurk. Yes I'm going to sleep now.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:48 soulcreates
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:49 Jedi_kristian says yay great
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:47 emporio says why not compromise to 18 hours?
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:47 matthewhughes says I could deal with that.
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  September 10, 2008 at 11:55 Alireza says i agree with GLaDOS , make it 24 !
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:08 sharon_elin says Hooray! Karma with common sense! Next we hope for karma vacations (even our bosses give us those!)
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:08 amix we may change it to 24 hours, depends on how this current change behaves
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:08 eztephen No, seriously, 24. Some of us have jobs outside the net.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:09 eztephen and family who seem to think that chatting with them whilst playing on an Apple iPhone is inappropriate.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:07 bambam says i prefer 24hrs..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:10 Teeg appreciates this! No more staying up just so karma won't drop while I'm sleeping.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:10 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:11 amix plurk won't be interesting if people plurk once every 24 hours.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:10 bambam says well.. amix is right.. but i still don't understand...
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:14 bambam says i will lose 0.16 for being inactive.. but i will only gain 0.09 for my activity..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:16 qudsiya thinks 12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:16 qudsiya thinks 12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:16 qudsiya thinks 12 hours is just fine. Dont whine.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:17 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:17 amix these parameters may change in the future and nothing is promised. the general goal for karma is to support good usage
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:19 bambam says oh.. ok amix.. thanks for the explanation..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:24 BarbaraKB shares "Karma promotes good useage." This is why Plurk will never go mainstream. Promote community & relationships instead!
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:23 spiderwebwoman says
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:24 BarbaraKB asks ... make Karma optional? Let those who enjoy competition @ it... and the rest of us opt out for community. What think?
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:27 bambam says agreed with www.plurk.com/user/BarbaraKB but not totally..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:31 amix BarbaraKB: we do focus on community and relationships, that's what plurk is all about.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:32 amix knitters for example are those with some of the highest karma, because they are very social and active users.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:29 CeeDubb : Karma is the direct catalyst for inane chatter for the sake *Karma Maintenance*. That has nothing to do with community and relationships.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:31 CeeDubb : It's goal fundamentally pure and good, but put into practice, it drives many of the mainstream folks away.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:32 SharonHH says
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:33 bambam 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)???
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:34 amix CeeDubb: we are making ways into the mainstream and we are doing this globally
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:37 CeeDubb : Plus, Plurk needs to find a better way to *disconnect* from the computer than *Mobile Plurk*.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:38 CeeDubb : Borrow a page from Facebook and develop a good application for the iPhone and other mobile devices.
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:40 amix CeeDubb: post your suggestions on getsatisfaction.com/plurk
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:41 CeeDubb : A good service will stand on its own design. Ask yourself if Plurk would be great if you dropped the Karma feature...
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:43 Cindy Thomas that still sucks tho... our lives don't revolve around plurk!!! I love plurk but frankly am sick of this karma thing..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:43 BarbaraKB says thank u CeeDub. Inane is correct. And hierarchal: hard to make new community here. Need to have one outside already ie: knitters!
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:46 BarbaraKB says amix I have put it @ GS. U have not answered my Karma Optional suggestion there. Others?
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:46 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?
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:46 amix BarbaraKB: getsatisfaction.com/plurk/topics/plurk_make_karma_optional : one person likes the idea of removing karma currently
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:49 bambam says agreed with amix this time..
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:48 BarbaraKB says Not asked for removal. I have asked for it to be *optional* Opt-out! Thus, community here not part of Karma. Why?....
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:53 BarbaraKB ... more new users for Plurk. So many start and the abandon @ Plurk because of Karma. Biggest turn off to this app. Big!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:54 amix BarbaraKB: your assumption that users are leaving plurk (or leaving plurk because of karma) is pure bullshit
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:52 BarbaraKB asks amix It's about getting *more new user loyalty* for Plurk. Isn't this a good thing?
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:55 MikeFarho says amix: Thank you! My connection was interrupted this AM and kept me offline!
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:54 BarbaraKB says ok. nice words amix. great way to relate. great... peace to your day!
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:59 nethead says Karma? what that? oh, i remember that what i remove from my dashboard about 1 months ago, w00t! no more Karma!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:00 nethead 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 12:58 amix nethead: i think that's a good solution for users that want to ignore karma
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:01 BarbaraKB says example of leaving just now: www.plurk.com/m/p/3q1va many more. many.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:04 BarbaraKB says nethead Great! Let's make it an easy push button to do that: opt-in/opt-out. Why not do that amix?
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:05 BarbaraKB says Pleez promote what u praise nethead having done: push button opt-out. Make easy!
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:06 amix BarbaraKB: what other plurkers do you know that have left plurk because of karma?
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:06 gleber BarbaraKB, if one disables the karma,should he be able to use these fancy emoticons, normally available when karma is on appropriate level?
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:10 BarbaraKB says this week? geekmommy spin. most are silent majority. but biggest turn-off when 1st sign-up. "what's karma stuff?" leave...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:10 nethead says (nethead.blogspot.com/2008/08/remove-karma-from-your-plurk-profile-1.html) How to remove Karma from your Dashboard
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:10 nethead says scum LOL
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:08 nethead says How to remove Karma from your dashboard
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:08 Feld w00ts
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:11 nethead says okay; need more sleep
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:11 GingerTPLC says nethead: ack, bad link.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:08 BarbaraKB asks nethead don't u think should be easier? too complicated for many... again, barrier for entry.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:12 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:12 topsurf might not receive
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:12 WillyCee says : I believe CeeDubb will be leaving because amix appears to be a poor representative of the company for blocking him...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:12 WillyCee says : ...for posting some constructive criticism earlier.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:10 BarbaraKB says gleber don't care 'bout leveled emoticons... can link from elsewhere. not important to me
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:11 nethead 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:15 nethead 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,
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:15 nethead 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:13 BarbaraKB says nethead yes: check box. heck, label me "non-Karma Plurkr" as a badge of shame...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:14 nethead 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:17 amix WillyCee: hijacking my plurks with off-topic material will generally result in a temporary block
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:17 nethead 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:18 nethead says left because of it; the removing via CSS helped alot for me
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:16 BarbaraKB needs to leave but will return for further *constructive* discussion esp. if it's kind & full of friendship & community. Peace all
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:19 nethead says sorry for the overplurking here
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:19 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:20 Olivia Bell 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.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:20 Olivia Bell says Plurk is great and a big part of it *is* to do with karma.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:20 Olivia Bell says thanks amix
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:23 amix shares getsatisfaction.com/plurk/topics/plurk_make_karma_optional - vote here if you like the idea of making karma optional
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:21 amix oliviabell: you're welcome
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:25 TheBadMonkey amix - have mild complaints about karma that I will restrict to getsatisfaction. Thanks for all your work.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:25 TheBadMonkey Even many of us who bitch a lot really appreciate it!
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:29 CeeDubb : 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...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:37 CeeDubb : 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.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:39 jon426 says
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:39 Alice says nice
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:41 Olivia Bell 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:39 Olivia Bell 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:52 CeeDubb : True Olivia, but a service balances their vision with the wants of the users. It should be influenced by the users' desires...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:50 CeeDubb : ...but not controlled by them.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:54 eriktrips amik re: @ BarbaraKB : at least 15 people like the idea of removing karma...
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:55 eriktrips amik and if more people knew about GetSatisfaction you'd probably see that number grow.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:53 Olivia Bell 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:53 Olivia Bell 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.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:57 eriktrips I know, netwise, at least ten people who haven't joined plurk because of the karma system..
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:55 eriktrips the rest of my lj friendslist has not been as specific about what they don't like about plurk. many of them twitter, however.
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:56 HighDef Sweeeet!
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:59 amix eriktrips: and thousands join because of karma. it's a fair price to pay.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:00 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 13:58 Rosanna Bell says but personally I think 12 hours is just fine
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:01 Olivia Bell says eriktrips: not everyone loves something. we're all different. I for one love karma, it adds a nice interest to it
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:00 eriktrips I like plurk because I think threaded conversations in a "microblogging" application was a very good idea. it's why I stay..
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:04 skraggy says I feel this is a good and balanced changed to the karma system.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:04 eriktrips ..however I've seen many people create accounts and then leave because they find karma "annoying," "stupid," and other things I won't repeat
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:02 skraggy 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...
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:02 skraggy says they know they are being "judged" by a score.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:06 eriktrips thousands of people explicitly say they are joining "because of karma"?
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:11 Keli this is a good thing! Thanks
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:16 amix eriktrips: let me just put it this way: we generally don't have a problem with users leaving the service. end of discussion
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:18 eriktrips says how do you know if users are leaving? how many accounts are created and then sit unused?
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:20 eriktrips says just to be clear: I'm voicing my frustration at getting interesting people to join plurk..
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:18 eriktrips says karma is the number one reason I hear for creating an account and then abandoning it, or not creating an account at all
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:21 eriktrips says it's your choice whether or not to listen to your users when they say what they see happening
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:22 greytfriend 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.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:22 greytfriend I dropped the few people who plurked only about karma or for karma, so that's that for me.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:23 Keli I would like to see an *on vacation* option...could you consider that?
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:24 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:22 greytfriend 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:22 greytfriend folk with high karma since after 50 there's really nothing
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:27 SquireHogg says that was a great idea!
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:43 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:43 jflanigan says social media tools should not demand that people not take time for their lives offline.
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:41 unmistakable says now I understand everything...
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:45 unmistakable says but make it 24!
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  September 10, 2008 at 14:44 Olivia Bell says I think amix has said his piece. I'm sure if they feel it should be changed then they will.
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:10 daysies says awww! i wish you made these changes before i went on vacation! but hey, i'll take what we can get! thanks!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:13 daysies says i think karma is fun... i just don't dwell on it too much like some people
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:16 Aletta wonders if amix knows how much she appreciates this gesture - at 20 karmas I need all the help available out there! Thanks again
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:14 KDFrawg says amix, you are my hero!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:17 pritcharddesign
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:19 jeayese says LEGEND!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:23 hayst was just saying that this should be implemented! Thanks amix!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:24 Telperion you have NO idea how long I've been waiting for this!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:29 captainstardust wishes it were 24 but certainly thinks this is an improvement!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:30 LChamp says well, that's a start!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:35 AsKatKnits says amix is awesome!! Thanks for this great gift!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:43 metaweb loves that we can now have 8 hours to sleep without interruption
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:48 Madame Maracas THANK YOU!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:48 BarbaraKB Make Karma Optional @ Get Satisfaction amix encourages comments there. Thanx!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:51 Kaji 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...
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:52 patricksweeney 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:52 patricksweeney says with Plurk....just enjoy it!
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  September 10, 2008 at 15:57 kasnj says
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  September 10, 2008 at 16:00 TheBadMonkey
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  September 10, 2008 at 16:01 digitaltodd thinks thats great...
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  September 10, 2008 at 16:06 Baccara gives BIG CHEER !!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 16:08 unl33t says you da MAN!
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  September 10, 2008 at 16:15 dcousineau says thank god!
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  September 10, 2008 at 17:18 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.
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  September 10, 2008 at 17:23 patricksweeney 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!
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  September 10, 2008 at 17:26 patricksweeney says amix: excellent job! Thanks for the hard work you do from programmer to programmer.
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  September 10, 2008 at 17:41 Serena says thank you amix!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:01 tamar how about 2 days? i'm religious and i'm offline every single friday to saturday night for 25 hours.
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:02 Zappa says sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:12 AbleReach says news flash: plurk recognizes SLEEP!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:14 Telemill Thank you.
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:17 DebInDenver says that's great!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:20 honeydo says THANK YOU
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:30 kerstinsblogg says
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:28 SarBear Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:38 Athena Grey says awesome change. Hopefully it will cut down on meaningless plurks to preserve karma.
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:49 EdVentures says SUH-WEEET! tks dude!
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  September 10, 2008 at 18:53 wigwam2theorem says
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  September 10, 2008 at 19:47 boris says 24
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  September 10, 2008 at 20:16 ChrisHumphries says wow, people kiss your erm.. feet like a golden god.
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  September 10, 2008 at 20:40 BarbaraKB search to find others who have dropped Plurk 'cuz of Karma search.twitter.com/search?q=plurk+karma
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:02 ChrisHumphries says who cares what people use.
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:03 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?
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:16 JustJen wonders Chellez. And thank you, Amix for the update and your hard work and trying to please the masses
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:28 spyros says I agree. Make it 24. More reasonable
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:49 horribilis says Wow! Thanks! That's going to make a big difference.
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:55 Juniorjunior says
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:55 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
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:55 deinera says plurk karma might stay up a little bit
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  September 10, 2008 at 21:59 planetKnit is
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  September 10, 2008 at 22:45 tamar i'm compelled to agree with barbaraKB here. i hid the karma. the only thing that would suck is losing privileges
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  September 10, 2008 at 22:48 tamar when my karma drops under 60 or whatever..
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  September 10, 2008 at 23:05 Hannanana says karma really isn't important. I mean that's not really what plurk is about, it's about staying connected with friends.
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  September 11, 2008 at 00:17 RogueTess thanks for the wonderful, reasonable coding! You guys rock!
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  September 11, 2008 at 01:38 MissM says this is a great improvement. Thank you!
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  September 11, 2008 at 02:20 PlurkingPoppa asks that you explain what "inactive" means? if I engage in conversation by replying to other plurks, does that qualify? ie no plurks?
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  September 11, 2008 at 05:16 shooting* thank you
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  September 11, 2008 at 05:20 √dub144 says Plurk wouldn't be Plurk, without Karma.
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  September 11, 2008 at 05:24 Cubmaster Joe says Yeah without Karma it just be a kick butt version of Twitter.Oh Wait
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  September 11, 2008 at 05:33 Mrs Groovy says thank you.
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  September 11, 2008 at 06:18 Ç✿LLÈÉN says YAY!!!
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  September 11, 2008 at 11:36 eztephen Thank you for your response amix . Sounds reasonable. I can sleep soundly now
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  September 12, 2008 at 04:53 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)
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  September 12, 2008 at 04:55 fizzgig_sh says PlurkingPoppa replying to other plurks is active. imho
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  September 12, 2008 at 06:15 PlurkingPoppa thanks fizzgig_sh for guessing but thinks that users deserve more clarity from the developers.
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  September 12, 2008 at 07:09 SquireHogg says wow! And I thought I had strong feelings. Thanks amix
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  September 12, 2008 at 16:52 bunneh wonders why his karma dropped after only 7 hours away though... albeit a smaller drop than normal
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  September 12, 2008 at 16:54 pinkparis mine is dropped though i'm not online just for few hours
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  September 12, 2008 at 16:57 skraggy has seen several people's karma drop inexplicably in the last day when they were still active.
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  September 12, 2008 at 17:02 KDFrawg says Sorry, amix, but it is both true and very widespread.
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  September 12, 2008 at 17:20 amix activity is only one parameter of karma - more help can be seen here www.plurk.com/Help/karmaHelp
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:05 CT Scan 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..
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:07 CT Scan 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
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:05 jason thinks we all have choices. and yes, my karma is over 80, but i went through some of the rough times as well -
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:08 jason thinks it's not live or die anyway, it's for fun - plurk for fun, not for karma, and eventually, the karma will come.
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:09 jason asks if you sit and watch water boil to watch it boil, or if it's something that you do to cook food...
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:09 CT Scan 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
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:09 CT Scan 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
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:12 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.
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:16 danielduende says thank you very much.
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:16 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...
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:28 jason ClassTax: karma is not about entitlement. I was once in the top ten before the twittering, and was passed by karma that needed tweaked...
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:32 jason says ... and i'm pretty sure i never cried about it. to plurk, or not to plurk. i choose plurk.
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  September 12, 2008 at 19:34 crandall thinks That Plurkers provide the best resources! THAT alone is worth a plurk or two! Chill, ClassTax!
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  September 12, 2008 at 23:29 lizard.beer 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*.
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  September 12, 2008 at 23:28 lizard.beer 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?
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  September 13, 2008 at 01:19 RogueTess believes this is not working as advertised as of right now.
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  September 13, 2008 at 03:48 boris says me too...
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  September 13, 2008 at 04:39 saxmangeoff says same here. I plurked a bit this morning, but nowhere near 30 plurks, and my karma has gone down.
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  September 13, 2008 at 05:14 lizard.beer 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
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  September 13, 2008 at 05:15 lizard.beer ... sixth straight time period. i wonder if that's by design, or a side effect of changing it to 12 hours? hmmm.
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  September 13, 2008 at 05:26 ThatDude I don't think this is working. The more active I've been the more my karma has gone down.
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  September 13, 2008 at 11:47 amix like i stated before activeness is only one parameter, en example: if friends unfollow you, your karma will be lowered
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:42 skraggy says ya, got hit with negative now too... 9 hours between plurks, lost no friends, lost no fans, even gained one during that period.
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:45 skraggy says first time I've seen a negative number in weeks.
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:48 SarBear amix, I honestly don't think you're listening. People who are active, aren't losing friends/fans/followers are *still* losing karma.
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:47 √dub144 says Its the randomness factor. Happens to me as well. Active, adding friends, changing profile, getting responses, but occasionally lose -.05
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:50 √dub144 says Think that I will live.
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  September 13, 2008 at 16:49 Kaji says Theoretically spamming will get you lowered as well. Too much replying, perhaps?
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  September 13, 2008 at 17:02 √dub144 says No. But I do have a thread friends have hijacked, and I think folks are muting. Not much I can do tho...
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  September 13, 2008 at 17:13 bunneh says i think this is affecting too many people to be dismissed as just 'other factors'. it's all too consistent
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  September 13, 2008 at 17:20 SarBear 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
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  September 13, 2008 at 17:20 SarBear lost karma. The algo is borked, and I'm tired of getting the runaround about it.
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  September 13, 2008 at 18:16 tfl says sounds fair
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  September 13, 2008 at 18:22 AZJazzyJ says it looks like a Get Satisfaction thread was created. Maybe post there with details so they can look at it.
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  September 19, 2008 at 15:04 melinky says Yipppeeee!
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  September 19, 2008 at 15:33 eztephen surprisingly, my life and the world around me manages to survive without karma. maybe that's true karma, or zen.
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  October 29, 2008 at 13:52 PlurkingPoppa amix: it's you that's full of BS ... the only thing that never breaks around here is the karma penalty.
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  October 29, 2008 at 15:10 CT Scan 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
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  February 24, 2009 at 16:41 quantro:~# asks
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  February 24, 2009 at 21:38 √dub144 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
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  February 24, 2009 at 21:38 √dub144 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
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  February 24, 2009 at 21:39 √dub144 says seriously. It's meant to be a reinforcement, not something you see a counselor over...