this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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Oh dear. I am disappointed to see that. I can understand the point of scoring posts and comments, but what's the point of keeping a score for the user? Is there a use for it now, or is it being kept just in case there's a use for it later?
Hopefully it will not get exposed in the UI.
It's necessary because the website is transparent, if you were to federate with an instance, you'd need this information in order to moderate your instance, in order to check for bots, and various other things, that's the only reason it exists.
For votes to work, the data of who voted where has to be tracked.
Karma is just a matter of adding numbers together.
I think the data can be useful for anti spam reasons
How are you supposed to comment or post to earn Karma if you're blocked because of having low Karma?! It is also bad for new users.
I am disappointed by this. Karma ruins whole discussions, and I hope the devs never add something bloody dreadful like that.
It's necessary because the website is transparent, if you were to federate with an instance, you'd need this information in order to moderate your instance, in order to check for bots, and various other things, that's the only reason it exists.