Hey! Thanks to the whole Reddit mess, I’ve discovered the fediverse and its increidible wonders and I’m lovin’ it :D
I’ve seen another post about karma, and after reading the comments, I can see there is a strong opinion against it (which I do share). I’d love to hear your opinions, what other method/s would you guys implement? If any ofc
I don’t think having a rating system that could be farmed or abused is a good solution. There should be no incentive to generate content just for the publicity of the account. All the content ends up being reposts of low-effort things that are just more relatable, which, in all honesty, I find really lame.
What other methods would there be to find bad actors? Do you think karma does a good work on finding bad actors?
Karma is like a high score that everyone is trying to achieve. It is more of an engagement metric rather than a quality or moderation one.
You can use monitoring tools on the backend to count the number of removed posts and moderation actions taken on an account that is only accessible to moderators. This information does not need to be public, but it could, like how Steam displays VAC bans.
Currently, everyone’s post and comment history is public on their profile I think.