Hi, just out of curious, how does this module compare with the Karma Module: http://drupal.org/node/66596
Are they basically the same in terms of functionality or quite different? Thanks.

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beginner commented

Here is what karma.module says it is:
http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/contributions/modules/karma/README....

Certainly, the two modules could be only one, and the developers of both modules could cooperate.

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mercmobily commented
Version: » 5.x-1.x-dev

Hi,

It's hard to compare the two modules. The original Karma module is a clone of the scoop system, which I don't know anything about.
It's also not being actively developed at the moment.
I needed a karma module, and I definitely didn't want to develop one from scratch. However, I failed the porting of Drumm's module, AND I also failed to understand a lot of its code. THis is nota criticism to Drumm's code, but probably an indication of how bad I am at reading somebody else's code... (plus, not knowing the scoop system didn't help).

Basically, the modules are very different. They use different mathematical formulas and principles, they can be used for different things, and they have a very different feature set.

If you need a clone of the Scoop system for Drupal 5, please make a feature request to port the Karma module. If you need a module that does what simple_karma does, install simple_karma.

One thing simple_karma will never do is allow associating karma to posts rather than comments. There are several good reasons for that, both technical (keeping the module simple) and logical (this is a module to give karma based on comments, not nodes).

Enjoy...

Merc.

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mercmobily commented
Assigned: Unassigned » mercmobily
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Hi,

(issue closed)

Merc,