Karma was a great idea, as it showed members' appreciation for one another. To take it a step further, I would like to see a Ratings System, i.e. from one to five or a thumbs up or down for each post/thread. The reason being, sometimes, if someone likes a recipe, they will give you karma, but people are not aware that the input/recipe/post is appreciated. A Rating System would also help when posts/threads are not appreciated, go off topic, or are not considered by the majority to be appropriate by fellow members. The system would help eliminate the reporting a 'bad' post, make the helper's/admin jobs easier, and a feedback system would convey how members feel about posts/threads.
Please think of it as a positive, rather than 'it will make more work'. Example - Yahoo answers - if there is enough reported abuse by members and thumbs down, it indicates how the 'community' feels and what posts/threads are not appreciated/appropriate.
Please think of it as a positive, rather than 'it will make more work'. Example - Yahoo answers - if there is enough reported abuse by members and thumbs down, it indicates how the 'community' feels and what posts/threads are not appreciated/appropriate.