NEW: Update & Clarification on Votes, Boosts, Favorites, and Reputation Points on kbin

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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shepherd 12 points 3 years ago

Wait so when am I supposed to boost? Upvotes sort now, so I should usually upvote and boost when I think something should be at the top?

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SpacemanSpiff 18 points 3 years ago

Unless Ernest changed this too and I missed it, boosts still work with the microblogging portion of the fediverse, such as Mastodon. Upvotes and downvotes only interact with the “threadiverse”.

So my understanding is that boosts are now reflecting on threads as 2 upvotes, whereas on microblog posts they reflect as boosts and as 2 upvotes but only on the threadiverse sites.

(Someone correct me if wrong please!)

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Teppic 20 points 3 years 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.

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NotAPenguin 5 points 3 years ago

Boosts don't count as 2 upvotes, just as two reputation points on your profile page, reputation doesn't do anything.

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luna 9 points 3 years ago

Boost when you want a post to be on your profile

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UnhappyCamper 5 points 3 years ago

I don't really like this as maybe I just want a comment or post to get more exposure, but don't necessarily want it plastered on my profile page.

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kuontom 8 points 3 years ago

Yup, boost and upvote if you want to give a bigger push to a post towards the top. Remember boosts are like retweets - they're public and will show up on your profile in the boosts section.

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