TheNanny612 says Jun 18, 2008 01:24PM no, not at all.... I love the individual conversations here. The karma is an added bonus.
sonnygill Jun 18, 2008 01:25PM Nope, its about making those connections...i could care less about the Karma, i think its a bit of a ploy just to keep ppl using plurk.
Rami says Jun 18, 2008 01:26PM not at all, I started plurking without giving Karma any attention, only recently when I got up to 40 did keep an eye on it
tamar says Jun 18, 2008 01:26PM i think many people find it as a big incentive though. wouldn't you say?
quiltcetera says Jun 18, 2008 01:27PM I love plurk cuz it's easy to follow conversations. Karma? Extra motivation.
pennygersh says Jun 18, 2008 01:27PM I think the karma scores and comparing them (and the emoticons) brings out the zany/geekiness in us.
sdohrn thinks Jun 18, 2008 01:29PM it definitely is an incentive, almost a perverse one - makes it easier to get addicted
sonnygill Jun 18, 2008 01:31PM I'm betting that if they got rid of karma (or didn't start off with it in the first place) ppl wouldn't be plurking as much.
sonnygill Jun 18, 2008 01:31PM like a 3rd of the plurks i see is about ppl talking about their karma and how it went up or down.
smashingred says Jun 18, 2008 01:36PM Karma is a distraction and in many ways a detraction. On Twitter if you are sharing you will get follows and more convo. Here its noise.
smashingred says Jun 18, 2008 01:37PM Its human nature to get more when they have the ability to through their own action.
semscholar says Jun 18, 2008 01:38PM I plurk more often because of karma but I would plurk nonetheless
pennygersh says Jun 18, 2008 01:40PM I think there are 3 camps here: 1. Above Karma 2. Enjoy Karma 3. Whore Karma.
esonline says Jun 18, 2008 02:17PM some of us, especially those that are/were Tweeps, understand the social and network aspects of this medium.
minmax2k says Jun 18, 2008 02:21PM Gather.com has had Gather Points for a few years... they can be redeemed for cash money, but that's not my motivation...
CantonDog says Jun 18, 2008 02:31PM nope. Plurk Karma is a novelty, but not the reason I stay on the site.
Rubab says Jun 18, 2008 02:51PM i love to talk to my friends and get their responses.. which i normally dont experience..
mwilton13 says Jun 18, 2008 03:09PM No, my hopes are that Plurk will eventually take off and start some great discussions between SEO/SEM's. I am tired of the karma whores...
topsurf says Jun 18, 2008 03:13PM I think when you start out it's all about the K and the emoticons, then you develop friendships and the K doesn't really matter anymore IMO
topsurf says Jun 18, 2008 03:14PM I enjoy the conversations and the friendships much more than the K. The K is just like the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae
mwilton13 says Jun 28, 2008 05:17AM No, karma is one of the reasons I often don't want to plurk. Too many people are karma crazy and feel the need to plurk just for karma.
★Lifecruiser says Jun 28, 2008 09:58AM Nope, definitely not. As shown by my not so many plurks comparing to plurk responses. It's all about socializing & have fun
lizard.beer Jun 28, 2008 10:08AM are you kidding me? it rocks here. i care about the karma but i LOVE the plurk.
