Karma?

I think you answered your own question. Smite gives a negative number, applause produces a positive number.

 

It's totally up to you. If you smite someone it's kind of like throwing darts at pictures of them. If you applaud someone it probably means you think someone adds a lot to the site or you like their posts. The only safe thing to assume is, if someone has a lot of negatives they proabably aren't liked very well and vice versa. Not sure I'd take it very seriously though.

My wife frequents an educational site where once someone acccumlates enough positive responses they get extra privledges on the site.

 

Hows it going Cecl???? ;D

 

Who's Cecl?

What's your first name? Obviously not THE Jeff Compton of the Fish Painting Encyclopedia are you, as I saw you post some beginner questions in another category.

 

Hey Cecil, I like the way you superimposed the image of a conservative on a fake page of the most liberal rag the media has. Got any plans for making Katie Couric look like Queen Elizabeth or maybe Tinkerbell?

 

No, but I'm working on one of you. You might want to back off on the use of your personal pic as an avatar. ;D

 

LMAO Cecil, you don't even want to go there. I saved your photo already and was wondering whether I wanted to use your face on Liberace or Carmen Miranda.

 

Personally, I wouldn't give to much thought to the Karma rating. You can accumulate a whole bunch of smites from just one person who just happens to dislike you. That person may just smite you over and over regardless of your posts. Look at how many smites George and Cecil already accumulated, and they haven't even really posted all that much yet. ;D.

Even I have gotten a smite , and I haven't posted anything offensive or controversial. Maybe it was because I was slamming scorpions as being my arch enemy number one? LOL. Who knows. :

 

In that case maybe we should declare a truce on that of kind of thing.

I thought your present pic with a face that kept changing from yours to Bill Clinton's back and forth would have been a hoot. I'll hold back if you do. ;D

 

Well its obvious you know who Cecl is,and what does it matter what my first name is? I really dont care that your first name is Cecl and yes I am a beginner,you gotta problem with that or are you just mad about the picture of your hero.

 

Actually you took it wrong. No offense meant.

When I first saw your name I assumed you were THE Jeff Compton but when I saw you ask a question that was not as advanced as he is, I know you were't the same guy. That's really what I meant.

You actually should be the one apologizing to me for referring to my sweater in my avatar as a "Mr. Rogers sweater."

 

I am sorry Cecil I was just playing around and I guess I took it the wrong way,again I apologize.

 

Not a problem. BTW the Bill Clinton avatar didn't bother me. I dont' like him either. He's a sleezebag.