Demise of the karma systemFollow

Could anyone explain to me the use of the karma system?

I mean, how can some sockpuppet with 25 posts become scholar just by posting the same drivel every other sockpuppet posts, while long-time members of the community that missed the rate-up threads get stuck on default...

I'm not expecting to be sage... but I don't like being grouped with the 1-15 postcount crowd just because my 3k+ postcount makes my karma inert... I doubt even a working Eruntalon's Code-like revealing (including YouTube footage!) would budge the meter now...

Seriously, what's the point of this system when a new account reaches scholar in a few minutes of posting popular crap...

Edited, Dec 27th 2007 7:12am by Kaolian

I am pretty sure the karma system didn't used to count non rated post towards the overall rating. It was averaged on actual up/down ratings and non rated posts were given a nil value.

I believe it was done that way to counter people that were post farming in the hidden forums.

It could have been changed when the hidden forums were finally fixed though so who knows.

I don't know that I'd want the ability to rate tied to the ability to makespam a certain number of posts, personally.

I never asked to be scholar'd or saged. I didn't karma ***** or kiss up. I *did* try to make witty and humorous contributions in joke threads in the main FFXI forum, and a lot of people from that thread rated up my posts there. I think that's how a lot of us got bumped up. But I also make an effort to supply useful information without being an *** to anyone, whether it's requesting a hangover cure or specific information on a difficult quest.

Maybe someday I'll be guru'd, maybe not. In the meantime I'll just try to contribute to the dialogue in the most meaningful (or funny) way I can, just like before.