[Mark]

Hi,

First off I'm pretty disappointed with some peoples reactions to the Karma. With a forum this large it's impossible to please everyone, and there has been a demand for Karma for a while.

The one thing happened that I didn't want to, in that people looked at is a popularity contest, which it isn't.

It's a new feature - people are excited about it, and it seems those who jumped on the band wagon against it didn't really give it a chance.

However I fully understand that if it's going to put people off posting, then something has to be done.

Therefore I decided to make it so you now have the option to turn Karma on or off in your profile. (Kudos to James for working hard to implement it) Heres how it works now:

Karma on: You can only give/take Karma from those people who also have it turned on in the forum.

Karma off: You no longer see the Karma buttons. People cannot give/take Karma from you. It looks like the Karma mod doesn't even exist.

To choose whether you want Karma on or off, go to your CONTROL PANEL, then press EDIT PROFILE, then scroll down until you see an option that says Turn on Karma system to rate members?

I hope everyone is happy with this change.

- Mark