NEW: Update & Clarification on Votes, Boosts, Favorites, and Reputation Points on kbin (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by frasassi@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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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)

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[-] Teppic@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

A boost is more like a retweet, anybody who follows you elsewhere in the fediverse will see the thing you boosted in their feed.

An upvote(=a favourite) doesn't get broadcast in the same way. This is why a boost is weighted as a more significant endorsement.

[-] OonTaaKissa@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Upvote = "I like this"
Boost = "I think other people will like this"

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