mass suicide could take place

HA! If we call it "popularity points" we'll all feel obligated to turn our noses up and walk away.

... although I'm damned close to those 50 "popularity points" now...

what about authority point??

authority should be exactly avoided I think. What does it mean after all?

I wish you could remove the karma.... that would make more sense to me. An "opt in" karma system

unfortunately, authority is the new coin. it should be avoided in a friendly environment such as plurk

Right! Ann, an "opt in" option would release the so called "pressure" for whoever does not want it to be this way.

yeah I am already seeing people leave 50 plurks in a row, no doubt trying to boost their karma. It's silly people, I wanna give mine away.

MackCollier : Yep! Ditto... I'd give mine also. And invent new emoticons : <8-)

they are refining algorithm; now you lose points for plurking that appears to be karma-induced. Some users will be committing karmicide

isn't that scary? I see the experience as being a lot more interesting than the Karma (fun-thing). Maybe the word is not most appropriate?

I agree that the word karma is one of the problems. Not appropriate for the lighthearted intent.

... definitely in phase with you Connie!