We've had the Kudos system (formally "Recommended Posts") for a few months now, and already we have seen over 7,000 kudos issued to over 150 separate members. The great thing is, not all of them were given by Saerules 
For those who weren't here at the time, or have missed the system entirely, let me explain. The Kudos system is a way of showing appreciation of a specific post made by a member. Under every post, you should see the following button (unless it is your own post):![[Image: postbit_thx.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=atheistforums.org%2Fimages%2Fenglish%2Fpostbit_thx.gif)
. Clicking the button lets the member know that their post was appreciated, usually because it was informative or funny.
The Kudos system ties directly into the "Top Members" section, such that the rankings presented there are calculated from the number of posts a member has with 2 or more kudos.
However, whilst this is a good way of finding out who the people behind the best posts are, it says nothing about the actual posts. Hence, I have created a page devoted to the actual Kudos points given. If you go to http://atheistforums.org/kudos.php (or click the link at the top of the site), you can view a list of the latest kudos given, who gave it, who it was given to, and for which post.
If that weren't good enough, I have made a search / filter system so you can see kudos given by specific members, or to specific members, or both. Simply fill in the boxes with the username of the member you wish to search for (autocompletion is enabled to help) and click "Search". You can enter multiple users in the search by separating usernames with a comma.
If you wish to reset the search and just see an unfiltered results list, click the "Clear" link. If you want to switch the terms around (so "Given by" becomes "Given to" and vice versa), do so by clicking the "Switch" link.
So, have a play around, and please report any bugs here as usual!
-Adrian
For those who weren't here at the time, or have missed the system entirely, let me explain. The Kudos system is a way of showing appreciation of a specific post made by a member. Under every post, you should see the following button (unless it is your own post):
. Clicking the button lets the member know that their post was appreciated, usually because it was informative or funny.The Kudos system ties directly into the "Top Members" section, such that the rankings presented there are calculated from the number of posts a member has with 2 or more kudos.
However, whilst this is a good way of finding out who the people behind the best posts are, it says nothing about the actual posts. Hence, I have created a page devoted to the actual Kudos points given. If you go to http://atheistforums.org/kudos.php (or click the link at the top of the site), you can view a list of the latest kudos given, who gave it, who it was given to, and for which post.
If that weren't good enough, I have made a search / filter system so you can see kudos given by specific members, or to specific members, or both. Simply fill in the boxes with the username of the member you wish to search for (autocompletion is enabled to help) and click "Search". You can enter multiple users in the search by separating usernames with a comma.
If you wish to reset the search and just see an unfiltered results list, click the "Clear" link. If you want to switch the terms around (so "Given by" becomes "Given to" and vice versa), do so by clicking the "Switch" link.
So, have a play around, and please report any bugs here as usual!
-Adrian
