why is lemmy karma not visible from the interface?
why is lemmy karma not visible from the interface?
it is visible from the api for example and if i remeber correctly from other fediverse projects.
It was taken out of the API about a year ago if I recall correctly.
It’s a good thing because people tried to use it for moderation decisions like Reddit, but it’s even more of a useless riggable metric on Lemmy.
So the community decided we’re better off without it.
Agreed. A karma total is a negative part of Reddit, and caused people to seek bigger number even harder than they already do.
I didn't realise karma was even a thing here
IIRC it's an intentional decision
It's not visible here because it leads to people hive minding and being afraid to get down voted for saying the Wrong Opinion™️
Also because karma farmers on Reddit kinda suck
Seeing the same old predictable jokes and pun threads as top comments with thousands of upvotes in serious posts was one of my least favourite things about Reddit.
Any post related to WWII - Top comment "I did Nazi that coming!" 5000 upvotes
The circle jerk was truly shit.
God as my witness, I used to be amused by the front fell off video. Now it's so cliche I'd skip a thread where it might come up. I deleted my reddit account a week ago and although changen is hard I don't miss the burnt humor that passed as culture.
I believe it's per server/what software they run. You can migrate to one that has that feature.
Nobody reads the community rules or pinned posts :(
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