Karma Reset
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caitrina
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drooling over the steak...................sigh
Craig Manoukian
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Rare to Medium Rare!
Wooden Harpoon
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I just alow roasted a 14 pound tenderloin rubbed with brandied-peppercorns and chopped bits of fresh garlic to Medium-Rare. It will go on the slicer at 1/4 inch slices. I'm thinking of a nice Morel Sauce to accompany that.
Wooden Harpoon
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Will trade tenderloin for corals. 
Wooden Harpoon
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Lol!
kathywithbirds
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Huh? Are we gettin' food now instead of karma? Only grilled chicken for me. I"m gonna turn into a chicken before this gall bladder comes out, I swear. And the doc's schedule is full 'till January!!! Chicken and rice and salad. I better lose some weight.
What imbalance? Is there some kind of balance that we, the members, don't know about? Is there a magical ratio between # of posts and karma? Is there a magical ratio between date membership started and karma? If there is, we should be made aware of it so that we may act appropriately.
Who determins what is of value in a community this big? Is their a karma god somewhere that is restless?
IMO, this was a bold move to make in a community this size and for a site that relies on the kind hearts and pockets of others. You can state what the karma feature is about, but then it is up to the members to decide what is of value. For some, the commeraderie may be what they value. For others the advice. Personally, being the giving person I am, I liked being able to give karma to another members. I valued that. It's one of the things that made RS unique. How many other sites can one go to and give something other than advice or money.
It became meaningless when powers that be manipulated the karma of certain members and made it negative to the millions then back to positive to the millions! That cheapened the process and made it look like it wasn't important and that it was able to be manipulated. The karma that others had gained was done in a legitimate fashion based on what each individual contributed to the community.
Personally, I take offense to this. Treating members like childeren is not in your best interest. If we don't play right or your way, we don't get to play? That seems odd.
The only abuse that was evident was when moderators manipulated the karma of other members. That was bold and stood out. I thought giving karma was PRIVATE and no one should have access to that except the two members sharing the karma moment. Unless what I assume was private is being spied-on. So where did the members abuse the system????
On one hand I could care less if I had a karma meter. On the other hand, I feel like a benefit of membership, that I valued, was taken away. That benefit was being able to give!
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