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06-27-2011 09:53 AM - edited 11-03-2014 06:34 AM
06-27-2011 09:53 AM - edited 11-03-2014 06:34 AM
Kudos - what, where, how, and why!
One of the exciting new features the new forum platform offers is a recognition system for contributions that your fellow community members have found helpful. This system is known as "kudos". It represents a virtual "pat on the back" from someone who found a particular post helpful or informative.
The kudo icon can be found in every post, just below the body of the message. It looks like this:
The left portion of the kudo icon indicates how many users have indicated that they found that particular post helpful. So each new post starts with a kudo "score" of 0.
The right of the icon, the "thumbs up", is where any registered member of the community can indicate that they appreciated the post. With a quick click of the mouse on the thumbs up, you'll be letting the author know that what they've shared in their post was helpful or interesting to you. Once you've clicked on the thumbs up, the kudo score will increase by 1, (please note that you can't award yourself with a kudo). If you've found that you've accidentally given a kudo where you didn't mean to, you can click on the "Options" pull-down menu for that post and select "Revoke My Kudos".
Any user that's logged in can provide a kudo - if you click on the thumbs up to award a kudo without being signed in at the time, you'll be prompted to log in.
Why should you give kudos? Several reasons - it's a real-time feedback loop that lets people providing assistance and information here in the forums know that their efforts are appreciated and useful. That recognition goes towards the author's forums ranking - so we can identify our users who have consistently provided excellent assistance to their fellow community members. Also, a post with multiple kudos is a great indication to other people reading the discussion that a particular entry contains some great information.
Please feel free to ask any questions here about the kudos system that I may not have covered or made clear - the more our users take advantage of the kudos system, the more helpful it becomes - so please take a moment, and "give a thumbs up" when you come across an excellent post!