MuddybulldogJul 9, 2023

YSK: Lemmy DOES have a karma system

https://mylemmy.win/post/123346

YSK: Lemmy DOES have a karma system - MyLemmy.win

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.

Show threadyouthinkyouknowmeJul 10, 2023
Honestly is it even worth anything? Even on reddit I didn’t really pay attention to how much karma a user had, maybe when I wanted to check if it was a bot or something.
Show threadCopernicanJul 10, 2023
When it comes to gauging advice, or doing something like buying or trading used goods it was helpful as a proxy for trustworthiness. Older accounts with good karma are a lot less sketchy than brand new accounts.
Show threadTimewornTraveler
Yeah but that can be determined just by account age and number of posts, not by the public reception of those posts.
Jul 10, 2023 at 2:01pmWeb
Show threadzeppoJul 11, 2023
With the exception of if someone has negative karma, that’s a decent indication that they’re being unpleasant on purpose.