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The Karma module I eventually created is working here:
http://www.kutaki.org/Setup requires:
- Addition of a karma field to the user table
to hold each user's current karma level
- Addition of a 'karma_record' table
to keep track of who adjusted who's karma,
from what to what, when
- Installation of the karma module
to provide an interface for moderators to adjust karma
- Edit of the viewtopic.php file
to disply the user's karma with their location and other
information beside their posts
It works like this:
Moderators see a Karma link on the Main menu on the left.
Clicking on that link shows them a screen where they can choose a user from a listbox. There is then a textarea where the moderator enters the reason for the karma adjustment. There are then two buttons ('Up' and 'Down') which the moderator uses to adjust the user's karma up or down one point. An email is automatically sent to the user to notify them of the karma adjustment, including the reason and what their karma was adjusted from and to. The moderator interface displays a list of the last 15 karma adjustments so that moderators can keep track of who adjusted who's karma to what recently. Moderators must provide a reason when adjusting someone's karma, and they are not able to adjust their own karma.
That's about it.
If anyone else wants something like this, I can make it available.
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