Ernest just posted some comments clarifying recent changes to Votes, Boosts, Favorites, and Reputation Points:

  • Upvotes & Downvotes function akin to Reddit
  • Boosts count as two Upvotes (link)
  • Favorites are added to https://kbin.social/fav if you Upvote (link)
  • Reputation Points have been updated

In addition to that, Ernest stated that “there is no connection between reputation points and sorting algorithms. It’s just info in the profile” (link)

  • dismalnow@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yet. Unless prior scores get nuked, it’s going to cause a lot of confusion when they do for OGs in the fediverse.

    Maybe I’ll start a new discussion on this - or join one that’s already running once I find it - but the best way to use these three scores seems obvious to me, and needs a standard to be established.

    Upvotes/boosts/reduces need to do SOMETHING. I posit a simple structure and reasoning:

    • Upvotes increase your “reliability” rating. This can be used to establish trust as a person who commits bytes to a federated server.
    • Downvotes decrease that reliability rating.
    • Boosts are reposts to your federated identity (mastodon, kbin, lemmy, etc) for visibility to your subscribers.