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Bummed because you maxed out your karma? Got the 50-karma-can't-get-more blues?

Try getting friends instead! There seems to be no limit to the number of friends one can have, so even if you get 50, you can keep going!

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  • I add someone as a friend when I see a well-thought out post defending Microsoft, or at least rebutting some of the outright lies that the nerds romantically attached to Linux like to throw out.

    PS: I use Linux daily but have no sexual attraction to it like the average /.'er.

    • Damn, only 49 Karma. 1 more to go! :>
      • Oh.... you know.... Having Karma 50 sucks. You know why? If you try to post normally, as I do, you'll get plenty of karma that won't be accounted (you know, like 50 + 1 = 50). The problem is that there always is a stupid moderator that thinks that a +5 post is not really worth +5 and mods it as "Overrated". The metamod won't even get this moderation!

        Besides, judging from your user ID number, I'm pretty sure you know that. You've probably reached the 50 at least a year ago. If you really want the 50, next time I'm moderator I'll mod you up "+1, Underrated" which doesn't succomb to metamod either. *sigh*

        • Thanks for the time you spent responding; however since yesturday when I posted this [slashdot.org], my karma is capped at 50.. .So in reality, who cares now :)

          I guess I'll be hovering between 45 and 50 for as long as I keep posting interesting comments and occasional trolls on slashdot :>

    • PS: I use Linux daily but have no sexual attraction to it like the average /.'er.

      I would change that to "I use Linux and Solaris on a daily basis but have no deep attraction to it like many of the posts to /. seem to advocate." Just one person saying something over and over or just loudly does not adaquately represent an entire community unless that community elected that representative (then it's their own fault if that person is a schmuck). We didn't elect the posters to /. and there's nothing preventing one person from being several AC posts and/or multiple signed in accounts.

      I also take an odd stance (well, in the sense of what I see going on around here) that discussing desktop wars and server software is like discussing religion and politics - some people have whatever views they have for whatever reason. To think you're going to convince someone of something is futile and a waste of everyone's time who reads such a post. To discuss something from you point of view is entirely different. Consider "Linux does not belong on the desktop blah blah balh" versus "Given these agurments [enumerated list] I feel that Linux is making strides to support greater number of needed desktop applications to support common user senarios..." The second approach seems to allow for a better discussion since specific things are listed for a supporting view and will probably begin a very interesting discussion no matter what your stance. To talk about things so you can better understand opposing views or recent news items from differnt view points is valuable to me and why I bother to check the posts on /. (over just seeing headlines and links [well, ok, so sometimes the HTML isn't right and it's just headlines and "do it yourself" links]).

      I list as friends people I see who "get it." Who at least seem to be able to (on occasion) post thoughtful things that progress the discussion. Now, don't take that that those are the only people I list, it never hurts to add some weirdo who has journals that are odd that brightens your day.

      I have firm beleifs regarding religion, politics, and OS wars and I know I do. There are things I haven't made up my mind about, such as executing the mentaly retarded, and I feel I would like to examine those subjects before I just post or have water-cooler discussions about them. However, no matter which side of the fence I land on having (preferably clear and interesting) opposing views will be welcome.

      Give props to whatever OS, be witty with funny things, and don't post things that generally bog down my day and you'll probably become a friend of mine.
  • Wouldn't fans be a better substitute for karma? Friends is just a measure of how many times you can push a button.
    • So is karma. It's not hard to gain karma, it just takes time. The more you post, the more karma you get. Granted, you get karma faster for different types of comments, but it really isn't that difficult to come up with a +5 comment now and then.

      It also just boils down to pushing buttons. The friends route just cuts out all the middleman bullshit. 1 button press == 1 friend.
      Although, I like the challenge of gaining fans. But really, you can do that the same way, because when you add someone as a friend about 1% of the time, they will reciprocate.
    • The best trick to get fans is to read their journals and comment to it. Works wonders. Actually getting fans is easier than getting Karma.

      Actually... I think it is more rewarding to get "freaks"! I only have two up until now. I think most people are more compelled to mark you as "friend" when they like your comments and disregard you when they don't like your comments. Somebody marking you as an "foe" is much more difficult to find. :-)

      • For some reason I have lots of trolls listing me as a fan !! I am not a troll, well I don't think that I am. I might like controversy, but there is nothing wrong with this... In more occasions than not, that gives me a +1 Insightful listing. That is also a good path to get freaks.

        Btw. press the button :)

      • The best trick to get fans is to read their journals and comment to it.

        Hmm. Didn't work for me in this case :-)

        Hey! And this is the journal of the guy with 2000 friends [slashdot.org]. Should I be insulted?

    • I have found out that when people notice they have you as a fan, provided that you post an insightful or funny comment they will tend to also list you as friend, in some cases to "return the favour". This means having a ton of friends to start with, so I agree that it is very much a "just how much do you want to push the button" thing.

      Did wonders [slashdot.org] for me :)

  • You're a fan of me. ;) Do you just read through comments selecting everyone as a friend?

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