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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by muddybulldog@mylemmy.win to c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

There's some misinformation floating around regarding Lemmy not having a karma system. While many have discovered otherwise, this is for those who may not have.

While it's not exposed in the Lemmy default user interface, Lemmy does have a fully functional karma system and it is visible in third party clients such as WefWef and Memmy.

Do with that what you will.

https://join-lemmy.org/api/interfaces/PersonAggregates.html

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[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 8 points 1 year ago

Karma on Lemmy has zero value, because you can easily manipulate the numbers.

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[-] Krafting@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I really like this system as a bonus points, a thing you gain from being an active member, I know it can be abused and bring karma-whore, but I really hope they will not remove it in the future.

[-] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 8 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I'm not immune to the rush of seeing a post take off as a bonus reward for contributing. I also find it helpful in communties that deal in factual information as a loose system of trustworthiness.

[-] juansero29@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I'm a karma whore, and I love this

[-] Rednax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I bet you made this comment just to receive more upvotes.

[-] juansero29@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You sir have deciphered my life purpose

[-] chtk@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago

I went the other way and configured Liftoff to not show scores anywhere. And to be honest my experience is all the better for it.

[-] Rootiest@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
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[-] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

nudes in your inbox for every upvote (thank god that is a thing of the past)

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[-] wmrch@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You just wanted to show off your post score, didn't you?

[-] 0Xero0@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

as an ex-Redditor and used to be a karma whore myself, I find this disgusting. If you want a karma system, go back to Reddit.

[-] peterpan520@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~But you have to consider the difference to Reddit's karma system. If you have a high-karma account on Reddit, your comment or post trends much higher. That's not the case with Lemmy, as far as I know.~~

Apparently, I was mistaken. Sorry.

[-] juliebean@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

i'd been on reddit for over a decade and i never knew that.

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