Under the spot where my avatar should go it says

Karma: 0

I wonder if the word "Karma" can be replaced with something else? According to Wikipedia the definition of Karma is:




If we never use this feature then we can probably just ignore it (though it feels yucky to see it.) But if people are going to start talking about each other's Karma level ...

Lol Im sorry I had to give you a plus one to your karma cause of that

I know that you are not allowed to say to someone "I'll meet by St. Peter's Basilica" because it violates "lo ishama al picha." I wonder if calling this score karma gives similar kavod to avodah zara. Maybe somebody knowledgeable here can talk more about that?

While you attacking karma, don't forget what Wikipedia says about:

• Avatar In Hinduism, an avatar /ˈævətɑr/ (Hindustani: [əʋt̪aːr], from Sanskrit अवतार avatāra "descent") is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being (i.e., Vishnu for Vaishnavites), and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation".[1][2] The phenomenon of Avatar (descent of God in human and other forms[3]) is observed in Hinduism and Sikhism only. Thus Avataravada is one of the core principles of Hinduism along with Ekeshwaravada (One Supreme Divine Reality), Veda Praman (Authority of the Vedas), Atman, Karma, Murti Pooja, Ahimsa, and Punarjanma (Reincarnation).[4]
• Icon An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn "image") is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and in certain Eastern Catholic churches.

hey for those who are not doing well on their 'karma rating' you can just make yourself another user name and control it from there! ;-)

Just kidding :-) but do i get a plus on my rating for that? or maybe a minus... i beta be carful now..

Blind Beggar wrote:


I am not attacking anything.

Thanks for the info. Is karma used with this meaning in other places though, or are we launching this new meaning?

I have seen Karma in SMF forums. I'm sure they can change the name to some more parev, maybe Klout.

Dunno about the others but "icon" is simply a Greek word that means "image". The religious meaning came later. The word is even found in Chazal "Dmus Ikuno shel..."