Just like Reddit, PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes your posts receive and the net value of all the votes received is called your “reputation” (Reddit calls it “karma”). This is not shown in the UI anywhere (except to administrators), to dissuade the karma-farming behavior common on Reddit. Reputation is not a game or status symbol, it is a mechanic for enhancing trust and safety on PieFed.
Some people have criticized PieFed for this, calling it a “social credit system” similar to the one in China so I thought it’d be good to explain exactly what it does so people don’t need to guess or rely on hearsay.
And just a note on that-- if I understand correctly, a 0% attitude means that you’re upvoting as much as you’re downvoting, a 50% attitude means a 2:1 ratio, and 100% means you’re only upvoting. Correct me if I’m wrong on that, but I think that’s in the ballpark.
Also, the sampled votes to produce that score don’t go back too far. Maybe just the last 100 votes? Because you can pretty quickly alter that score significantly within only a day or two, is my point.
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