"Karma" is a feature that lets you compliment or criticize another member's post. A member's overall Karma rating can be an indicator of that person's popularity; someone with a high Karma is well-liked, and a person with very low Karma has really pissed people off. (Zero simply means no one has "applauded" or "smited" your posts so far.)
There are links, labeled "applaud" and "smite", below the poster's name to the left of every message. If you click on one of them who will see a page where you have to enter a brief reason about
why you are changing that member's Karma. (The Administrators and the person whos Karma you are changing can see a log about the changes.)
So if someone says something in a post that you really like, "applaud" him and let him know, and if he says saying that eally cheeses you, give him a "smite" and let him know that, too!
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