Kudos - what are they and why we have them

Thanks bb on taking forward this initiative.
Question - Should not these TOP 20 users be notified telling - "Congratulations !!! You have received the highest Kudos for the month of July 2011? "
I know this will not matter to the regulars like :you, Bunuel, fluke, walker, etc. BUT it will matter to someone newly joining this league. Just my 2 cents !!!

hahaha i think i moved form 5th place to the 12th place
and i'm the fourth member in causing inflation this is very important to me

The mind-boggling thing is that the spot #5 was at 31 Kudos in July and is at 31 in August.... who would have figured... and Karishma is #4 month over month.

P.S. I also got the same number - 71 in both months.... is this a conspiracy?

hahaha thanks for using such tough word .... i looked it up in the dictionary ( conspiracy - mind-boggling)
and congrats for all the members
i really happy to contribute to forum which is helping me alot

What are kudos?

As per Wikipedia: Kudos (from Greek κῦδος) is an English word meaning acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.

In GMAT Club speak - it is points that reflect your level of participation and input on GMAT Club.
Getting 25 Kudos and 100 posts or 50 Kudos allows access to the GMAT Club Tests.

Ohhk alright i get it......though have to check how to give one....

Getting there slowly

I am wondering whether Bunuel will rejoin us?!
He has lots of fans here.

Hi BB

A quick question:

goalset gave me 2 kudos yesterday, taking my kudos tally to 11 - my profile reflects 11 kudos.

But when I go to the list of kudos I received, goalset's 2 kudos are not in the list.

Any reason why?

Cheers

Santanu

Hi
Check the post it may have been deleted and kudos dissapeared.

Thanks PTK!

I can see the 2 new kudos now - probably the new links get updated once every day - and may be not immediately.

bb I just want to say thanks for implementing the Kudo system. I think it holds a lot of value for the members of this forum. It enables us to offer a tangible "high five" and reaffirm the rewards for offering great advice and giving helpful solutions to tough GMAT problems. The biggest benefit, for me, is the rewards you offer to individuals who make a genuine impact in this community. By offering the ability to use kudos to purchase GMAT Club quant test access, you reward community service and help those who get kudos gain access to some rather amazing material. (a big thumbs up for offering the tests/analytics on holidays!!). Seriously, thank you for that opportunity.

I just wanted to make sure my gratitude was expressed in a public way. I owe a lot to this community and to the help it has given me through my own GMAT journey.

~ David

Here is the GMAT Club Top 20 Kudos users. I am a close second!!! Watch out Rhyme

Detailed Kudos Stats

The first table is sorted by Received Kudos, the second one - by Given Kudos.
We have to understand that many users who receive Kudos didn't have the option to Give Kudos back then.

Top 20 Kudos Receivers
Username	Given	Received
rhyme	4	804
bb	739	801
Bunuel	66	724
walker	131	665
Praetorian	536	513
riverripper	2	498
nink	116	451
bsd_lover	157	295
jallenmorris	23	240
kryzak	10	238
GMAT TIGER	19	213
chineseburned	2	204
dzyubam	156	185
quixx23	4	179
solaris1	18	176
x2suresh	2	174
Jerz	14	168
aaudetat	2	158
isa	31	156
timetrader	18	147

Top 20 Kudos Givers
Username	Given	Received
coakleym	3106	52
bb	739	801
Praetorian	536	513
RaviChandra	216	37
bsd_lover	157	295
dzyubam	156	185
TimeSquareDesi	147	35
walker	131	665
nink	116	451
sudeep	104	63
tejal777	100	37
ctrlaltdel	96	14
monirjewel	96	41
ugimba	93	16
Ayrish	92	21
pm4553	88	30
Pre777	81	14
mohater	78	91
shadowsjc	75	124
AtifS	74	46

In older threads, I've seen a Guest account, which I assumed was from a time when someone could post without registering, with 17,000+ kudos given away. Are those kudos not reflected in the charts?

No, those Kudos are not reflected. Right now, only registered members can give and receive Kudos. These tables show the stats for real users only.