# Kudos Kudos are a way to celebrate [[Misc/How to Help#Set an example|exemplary]] community members - folks that have gone the extra mile in _being awesome_. They're **public compliments**, selected from a [[#Possible kudos|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 to others) Each time you reach a new [[Usage/Karma|karma]] level, you'll be rewarded with **+0.2** kudos. This means that you'll earn +1 full kudo _every 5 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. > [!warning] Kudos cap > You can't have more than 2 unused kudos at once, so there's an incentive to use (award) them when you have them! ## Awarding kudos To award public kudos to someone, you will need: 1. To have at least 1 kudo **available for awarding**. (See [[#Earning kudos (to award to others)|earning kudos]]). 2. To have **exchanged enough words** with the intended recipient. The reasons for (2) 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. Kudos are really rare, it's important to not award them too casually! > [!info] Privacy > 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 [[About/Contact|ping me]] and I'll help you out. ## Being awarded kudos When someone awards you kudos, you'll receive a message from the [Wusoup support account](https://www.wusoup.com/wz/user/9) to let 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 [[About/Contact|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, humorous | Rumour has it there may also be some other *hidden kudos* \<jazz hands>.