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How does reputation work on kbin? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Killakomodo@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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I have only commented so far with only positive reception, all my comments are in the positives and I only have 5 downvote all I am pretty sure coming from the same person on the same thread, yet I have -5 rep, why?

if I add my positive upvotes, likes, whatever and subtract my 5 downvotes I would have 97-5 which is 92, why do only downvotes or negative interaction count but not positive?

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[–] asjmcguire@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

I too would like some clarification on how the up and down votes work on here. I believe I read on one of the FAQ posts - that boosts actually increase your reputation but upvotes don't - because they are the equivalent of likes on Mastodon. I may however be mistaken. Though I just boosted you and took your reputation to -4

[–] cheeseOnBread@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wha is there a boost and upvote option? What's the difference?

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Boosts re-send the post to followers/group subscribers, allowing it to reach people who subscribed after the post was originally made.

Upvotes change the colour of the up arrow that you see.

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