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I often see posts asking about ratings and I feel it would be best to have a nice guide to easily reference or link to so it's a bit easier to explain or understand ratings. The ratings are presented in alphabetical order.
FAQs
Are ratings/stickers important? Do they affect anything? Do they even matter?
Is a negative score possible?
How do I get the donators-only ratings?
Can I suggest a new rating/sticker?
Is there a way to make it so I'm not notified when I get a new rating?
| NAME | ICON | ICON MEANING | USAGE | SCORE MODIFIER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree |
| A checkmark typically used to show approval. | When a user agrees with a sentiment or statement, sometimes ironically. | +1 |
| Autistic | A puzzle piece, which is a symbol typically used for organizations which represent or study things related autism. | Generally any obsessive, strange, or disturbing behavior. Is also used to express a user's disagreement or dislike. Occasionally used on posts which literally are about autism or display puzzle pieces. | 0 | |
| DRINK! | A cocktail glass with delicious and thirst-quenching kiwi juice. | Donators-only. A reference to an incredibly short-lived meme where people express their extreme approval of another by insisting they "drink." Used when the user wishes to perform a toast in celebration of some achievement, compelling statement, or assertive action. Occasionally used to literally reference the action of drinking, such as on posts referencing thirst or alcohol. | +1 | |
| Deviant | A stylized rendering of the dirty, nasty teeth of TJ Church, whose vice of choice was writing erotic fiction. | Donators-only, and particularly coveted (for giving, that is). Denotes the receiver as "deviant" in some way, or used to express disgust, usually in regards to some sort of sexual preference, but can be used in jest such as for expressing a minor disagreement or ironically for commonly-held or mundane opinions. Anyone who uses Kiwifarms' light mode should be awarded this rating upon being exposed. | -1 | |
| Disagree | An "X" used to show disapproval. | When a user disagrees with a sentiment or statement, or just sometimes ironically. | 0 | |
| Dislike | A thumbs-down icon used in many websites. | Possibly the least-used rating outside of boards with restricted ratings. Used to show dislike of a post, but has such a generalized meaning that most users will opt to use other ratings instead. Getting somebody to use this is honestly an achievement in of itself, and it's probably only even included to serve opposite of the "Like" rating. | -1 | |
| Dumb | A trashcan, implying the user's opinion or post should be discarded. | Often only to express extreme negativity compared to other ratings, and is usually given to particularly bad posts, whether due to content, quality, or relevance. Very rarely is used in response to something the user genuinely thinks is "dumb," such as a bad pun or silly logic. | -1 | |
| Feels | A heart. A stylized one, not the real kind. | A reference to the "feels" meme, which is used to describe strong emotion such as happiness, sadness, or calmness. In general, this is used for posts which are sentimental, endearing, or simply expresses a feeling the user relates to. The easiest way to entice others to give this rating is to post pictures of cute animals. | +1 | |
| Horrifying | A piercing, namely the perineum piercing owned by Chris Chan he deemed as the "un-clit," which his poor hygiene caused his body to reject. | Originally donators-only. Given to posts which are, as the name implies, "horrifying." Usually these are posts which relay tales of horror, disgusting images, or unnerving recollections. Is also used ironically when users give mundane or obvious statements. This is a "soft" or "nicer" version of Islamic Content. Was once donators-only, but was given to all users most likely through popular demand. | 0 | |
| Informative | A lowercase "i," a symbol often used by information kiosks. | Awarded to posts the user deems as "informative," usually those who share screenshots of lolcows, archives, or genuinely enlightening explanations. Is also used ironically for obvious or incorrect statements. This rating gives the highest positive value, since users should be rewarded for being informative, after all. | +3 | |
| Islamic Content | A green star in a moon, a symbol of Islam. Its usage is a reference to Jace Connors, who would refer to imagery he disliked as such. | For particularly disgusting posts, usually images which include gore or sexually explicit material. Occasionally used for posts which genuinely include content regarding the religion of Islam. Is used less often than Horrifying because it gives a negative score. | -1 | |
| Late | An old-fashioned alarm clock. | Posts which are "late," such as ones which share information which was already established or posts which restate commonly-held opinions. | -1 | |
| Like | A thumbs-up icon used on various websites. | Shows any positive opinion towards a posts. It is the default rating, as well, so it's extensively used by lazy people. | +1 | |
| Lunacy | A half-crescent moon, as a pun on the word "lunacy." | Posts which express insane views or that are incomprehensible. Is sometimes used ironically on posts which express common opinions or obvious information. Also used on posts which discuss the moon in some form as a joke. | -1 | |
| Mad At The Internet | A top hat, a reference to Anthony "A-Log" LoGatto, who conflated Chris Chan with literal war criminals and wore the headwear. | People expressing genuine anger or a desire for violence, or at least to those who are perceived as such. Also used on posts which highly exaggerate a strong and negative reaction to a typically mundane or only slightly inoffensive subject. This is usually just seen when two people start arguing as they rate each other with it. Gives the most negative score, since posts which this applies to are highly reductive or detracting. | -2 | |
| MATI Moai Garbage TMI Sperging Deviant Retard |  | A moai island head wearing a top hat with an autism symbol on it, sporting a scouter and a deviant smile while sitting inside a trash can. | We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. | -∞ |
| Optimistic | A rainbow missing a band of indigo for some reason. | Posts which seem naive or overly hopeful, including posts which express the reliance or expectation of the basic competency for something. Also used on posts regarding actual rainbows or which display a variety of colors, or in reference to the gay pride flag. | 0 | |
| Political Sperging | A moai head, a reference to a meme where the emoji is used for intentionally irreverent or pointless comments. | Posts which indulge in pointless arguing/complaining about politics when it isn't relevant or the political points being stated are overdone. | -1 | |
| Semper Fi | A marine corps service medal, a reference to Jace Connors, who was obsessed with becoming a marine and would utter this phrase as kudos. | Donators-only. Used in exactly the same situations as "Winner," but is more special because only donators can give it, and carries a stronger significance to Kiwifarms as a community. Sometimes is given to posts involving the military in some form. | +2 | |
| TMI | A scouter from the manga/anime "Dragonball," used to display the information of a target. | Originally called "power level," now called TMI (which stands for "Too Much Information"), given to posts which offers needlessly excessive or revealing information on its own poster, especially when it is unsolicited, unrelated, or embarrassing. Openly talking about oneself is also called "power leveling." Also used on posts jokingly where users reveal obvious information, pretending it is meant to be a "secret." | 0 | |
| Thunk-Provoking | The "thinking" emoji which in of itself has become a meme. | Is so generally used, can mean anything from the simple acknowledgement that the giver read the post or that they genuinely found it thought-provoking. Mostly used ironically on posts which offer dubious or obvious predictions or information. | 0 | |
| Winner | A simplified military service medal. | Rewarded to those who make anything seen as well-made or highly entertaining, such as an excellently crafted joke, a comprehensive collection of information, or an impressive art piece. Was once swapped to a German service medal when the forum was temporarily under a German domain. | +2 | |
| Achievement | A trophy, most likely referencing "achievement" systems from modern video games. | Admin-only. Given to posts which the admin particularly liked, which typically are high-effort information dumps but occasionally are simple joke posts which were funny. | +50 | |
| Nice Meme! | (removed) | A picture referencing the "doge" meme. | Was only available on the joke/spam board. Just used as a positive rating, and would play a sound clip stating "nice meme" to the giver when selected. | X |
| Null's Love | A smiley hugging a heart. Is a direct copy of Facebook's "Care" emoticon. | Was available for literal minutes when ratings were being fiddled around with in 2024. Its meaning and purpose is unfathomable. | X | |
| Off-Topic | (removed) | A broken chain, symbolic of how the post "breaks away" from the discussion. | Exclusively posts deemed off-topic, as these posts obviously detracted from the discussion at hand. This was removed because the users were just rating posts off-topic instead of reporting them. | X |
| Press 1 | (removed) | A "1" button from a keyboard, a reference to Jace Connors, who would ask his viewers to post "1" as a means of voting on something. | Was only available on the joke/spam board. While occasionally was used for actual voting, with posts prompting readers to "press 1" or "press 2" for a binary option, was generally used to express agreement or approval. | X |
| Press 2 | (removed) | A "2" button from a keyboard, a reference to Jace Connors, who would ask his viewers to post "2" as a means of voting on something. | Was only available on the joke/spam board. While occasionally was used for actual voting, with posts prompting readers to "press 1" or "press 2" for a binary option, was generally used to express disagreement or disapproval. | X |
FAQs
Are ratings/stickers important? Do they affect anything? Do they even matter?
No, no, and no. They're mostly just used to easily display the value of a post and to reward/punish good/bad posts respectively. Your resulting score also doesn't matter, although you might be made fun of for having a low score. In general, it's a Skinner box to encourage better posts, and a user's resulting score is just a decent means of determining their presence on the forum.
Should I get angry over ratings? What about constantly rating people I don't like negatively?If you're going to, make sure it's done as publicly as possible so everyone else can enjoy the show. Rating people negatively en masse (neg-rating) or rating a person negatively because they did the same to you (revenge-rating) can get your privileges to even give ratings revoked if you're annoying enough.
Is a negative score possible?
Yes, if you're obnoxious, stupid, or gross enough. A combination of all three especially helps. For example, see Tommy Tooter's profile.
How do I get the donators-only ratings?
Give Kiwifarms your hard-earned money. Or just get somebody to donate and "promote" your account on your behalf, since that happens, too.
Can I suggest a new rating/sticker?
You certainly can, but you really shouldn't bother since odds are it'll be rejected. Less is more, so there's more demand for simplifying ratings rather than adding new ones, especially when there's a lot of overlap.
Is there a way to make it so I'm not notified when I get a new rating?
Yes, you can edit it in your forum preferences. Click on the alert icon and hit "preferences" at the bottom of the tab which pops open.
Do ratings/stickers influence post highlights?Yes. A post is highlighted through an automated system if it has more ratings/stickers relative to the previous and next handful of other posts. It doesn't matter if the rating/stickers are positive or negative, meaning highly controversial posts can be highlighted. Since it is a comparison of engagement against other posts, it is possible for a post with only a single rating/sticker to be highlighted, which usually happens in new or unpopular threads. There is otherwise no way to influence the forum's highlighting function even if you are a moderator or admin.
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