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mk  ·  4745 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Hubski looked like 6 months ago
Yeah, I don't know what made me choose that blue...

If I remember correctly, at that time, everything was submitted to just one common 'hubfeed'. Hence, there's no 'my feed'. I think at that point your hub was comprised of your posts, and of those you followed. There was no sharing.

Also, up on the right you can see 'clout' and 'karma' scores. Karma was spent on voting, and was converted to unspendable clout. So there was a currency for voting. Everyone still has a clout score, btw, but we don't show it. :)





scarp  ·  4745 days ago  ·  link  ·  
> Karma was spent on voting, and was converted to unspendable clout. So there was a currency for voting.

I don't really understand this. Assuming that karma here worked similarly to karma on reddit, you got more of it when people voted on your comments or submissions, right? And then this was converted into clout, which is unspendable? What exactly is the currency for voting, then -- karma or clout? What is the purpose of the conversion?

I might be dense right now due to a lack of sleep.

mk  ·  4745 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I don't really understand this. Assuming that karma here worked was similarly to karma on reddit, you got more of it when people voted on your comments or submissions, right?

Yes, that's right. Also, everyone got a bit of karma deposited into their account each day. Clout was an indication of how much karma you had earned. Finally, the more clout and followers you had, the more karma that you would get each day.

It's not just your lack of sleep. It was hella confusing.

scarp  ·  4745 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I think I get it. Clout is permanent and cumulative while karma was fluid. Correct?
mk  ·  4745 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yep. That was it.