OK you whiners! I guess I must explain WHAT this Karma thang is so you "regulars" can use it!
From what I can surmise, when you are signed in and reading a thread, you will notice two little words in the profile of the said "thread starter" or "replier" ...those words are:
Exalt and Smite.
I shall provide you with the dictionary definitions for these two words for those of you that have no idea what they mean (LOL):
EXALT:
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor: "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud,
extol, glorify, proclaim]
2: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink(exhilarate is
obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at
the prospect of going to the movies" [syn: exhilarate, thrill]
3: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven]
4: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble
shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
-Obviously it's prasing the comments of the poster or prasing the poster him/herself...
SMITE:
v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love
for this young girl"
3: cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That
debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used
in advertisement" [syn: afflict]
- In other words, it's like a thump on the head, in disagreement of a post!
So the idea is this: Since we are a FRIENDLY forum, you may not need to use the smite one very often!
But if you like a joke, recipe or comment made by someone, you exalt them simply by clicking to the left of the post!
As grand administrator, I can go in the back door and give Karma to anyone I choose and play with the numbers, which is why Kristine/CopperSun has lots ('cause she has been so awesome in helping), and Robyne as well for being such an awesome bar wench during our most recent charity event!
GET IT???
SO feel free, people, to exalt away to your heart's content!
Whew!
