Kudos#
Kudos are a way to celebrate exemplary community members - folks that have gone the extra mile in being awesome. They're public compliments, selected from a list of character qualities that we especially value in community members.
Kudos are rare, and so meaningful to give and to get.
Earning kudos to award#
You'll earn +1 kudo to award every 5 karma levels.
You can award these kudos to friends, to publicly celebrate their awesomeness.
Note that kudos are intentionally rare!! They're meant to be scarce to make them meaningful to get, to give, and to see on someone's profile.
You can't hold more than 2 kudos to award at once, so there's an incentive to award them when you have them!
Awarding kudos#
To award public kudos to someone, you will need:
- To have at least 1 kudo to award. (See earning kudos to award).
- To have exchanged enough words with the intended recipient, with both of you having contributed a decent share of them.
- To have waited 48 hours since you last awarded that same person.
You can also award a maximum of 3 kudos to any one person.
The reasons for these limits are:
- To encourage folks to not give all their kudos to one person.
- To help ensure that kudos only go to people that really earned them through consistent long-term good behaviour.
The word requirement grows with each kudo you award the same person, so a 2nd or 3rd kudo takes a much longer shared history than the 1st.
Kudos are really rare, it's important to not award them too casually!
If Alice awards the "Kind" kudo to Bob:
- Bob will know that Alice awarded him the "Kind" kudo.
- Everyone else will know only that someone awarded him the "Kind" kudo (they won't know that it was Alice).
Revoking kudos#
It's possible to undo (revoke) kudos that you've already awarded to someone. But please note that you don't get the kudos back to award to someone else!
Kudos act as an endorsement for the awarded user, so revocation is an option for the (hopefully rare!) cases where you only realise later that the user actually shouldn't be endorsed. E.g. the user initially seemed awesome, but later turned out to be a creep.
Revocation is not intended to allow you to shuffle kudos around.
Of course if you've made some sort of mistake, or an awarded user has unexpectedly asked you to revoke an award - just ping me and I'll help you out.
Being awarded kudos#
When someone awards you a kudo, you'll see a notice on your dashboard letting you know what you were awarded and by whom.
If for some reason you'd rather not have the award, you can ask the awarder or me to revoke it.
Possible kudos#
The following 18 kudos are available:
| Kudo | Description |
|---|---|
| Attentive | Engaged, responsive, courteous |
| Conversationalist | Articulate, chatty, engaging |
| Creative | Imaginative, original, artistic |
| Deep | Philosophical, spiritual, open to meaningful talk |
| Empathetic | Compassionate, understanding, emotionally aware |
| Friendly | Welcoming, approachable, warm |
| Inspiring | Motivating, uplifting |
| Kind | Considerate, thoughtful, generous |
| Open-minded | Unbiased, non-judgemental |
| Playful | Light-hearted, energetic, joyful |
| Positive | Optimistic, encouraging, cheerful |
| Reliable | Trustworthy, dependable, loyal |
| Respectful debater | Civil, receptive, non-hostile |
| Sincere | Honest, candid, wholehearted |
| Supportive | Encouraging, caring, patient |
| Thought-provoking | Engaging, contemplative, challenging |
| Wise | Insightful, knowledgeable, sound judgement |
| Witty | Clever, amusing, funny |
Rumour has it there may also be some other hidden kudos <jazz hands>.