Thread re-opened...
I think I have figured a way of making good use of the Karma system without pissing off users receiving negative scores.
* If you thought there was too much of a coincidence that mostly users with negative karma complained, whether it was deserved or not, they do have a point that a negative karma invalidates somewhat the rest of their effort and time spent making good posts.
I apologize to those users that felt undermined or thought we did not appreciate their collaboration, that is not the case at all. I asked for patience getting the system sorted out, and part of the corrections are here.
* Users with positive karma will keep showing their green bricks.
* New users with 0 karma or negative karma holders won't show anything.
* I have removed the rather bland descriptions for karma holders, instead they are showing numeric values that correspond to their karma points earned.
* Overall the rules and weights for calculating karma remain the same as the last time I covered that in this discussion.
* The recent changes should keep the karma system principles the same, while avoiding that certain members feel 'publicly' attacked if they receive negative feedback.
* I hope you understand the karma system has the only purpose of enhancing participation, adding value to the community and pursuing the best behavior from our members.
We must remain operating under the assumption that people come here to get informed, help others, and talk their passion for technology...