Possible return of Karma?

[Computer Hope Admin]

As you may have noticed I'm experimenting with the Karma (renamed to Thanked: (thanks)). I'd like for users who get help on the forums be able to help the user who helped them. This is not set in stone but is enabled while I'm experimenting with some things.

I believe that many of the issues from when this was originally enabled were caused by the ability to smite someone. So I'm keeping that disabled, simply only allowing users to thank someone.

Feel free to comment on this, since I know it's always been a really controversial topic.

p.s. Those who were around when the new forums got moved over from the old forums and got Karma will still have their values.

[Calum]

I still vote against this system, although disabling smiting is a nice touch.
Still, I'm not going to stand in the way of progress, and I'm quite prepared to change my mind.

[kpac]

I think it might be a nice idea. I have never really used/experimented with it so I can't really say.

[Techno]

Update:

I've made it so the link to thank a user for their post is posted in the bottom right hand of the post and added some customization so it says the users name, e.g. "Thank admin for their post". I think most new users would find it easier to see this link in this spot and allow it to sound more personalized. While modifying this section I also changed "Report to moderator" to "Report abuse", and removed the IP icon (didn't do anything).

Using alt account to make sure everything looks ok and works.

[computeruler]

So if someone helps me I help them? I like that thanked thing!

[kpac]

Any way of a mod which allows the user to see who thanked them in the Profile Settings etc.?

[Glitch]

Is this the same as Karma...or a different mod, altogether?

[Computer Hope Admin]

Any way of a mod which allows the user to see who thanked them in the Profile Settings etc.?

As far as what I can see on the Mod page for this version of SMF it's not possible. However, there appears to be many other additional features in 2.0. So maybe something to look forward to in the future.

Is this the same as Karma...or a different mod, altogether?

Just something custom I'm doing. It's actually the same Karma, but I've made it appear different and what I hope to be more accepted and user friendly.

[Broni]

Just to be clear, how it works...
Someone will be able to click only once on that link in one particular thread, correct?

[Computer Hope Admin]

Actually they could click multiple times. But someone can only thank a member (the same member) every one hour. So, it's not likely that someone would thank another person multiple times on the same link.

[Glitch]

However, this is possible, though...correct?

Giving the same user multiple thanks, I mean?

[Computer Hope Admin]

Yes this would be possible. If done after a one hour interval.

[Computer Hope Admin]

Computer Hope forum stats now show top thanked.

[kpac]

May I ask howcome some users haven't been online for quite a while, but still users have thanked them? Does the database store the thanks from previous enabling/disabling?

[Computer Hope Admin]

Yes. All thanks for the life of the forum are stored.