Kudos - what are they and why we have them

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....

You give Kudos by Pressing the Kudos +1 button.

Here are the top 20 users by Kudos at GMAT Club for the month of October

Kudos for October 2011
	Username	Kudos Received
1	bb	73
2	fluke	55
3	whiplash2411	48
4	VeritasPrepKarishma	47
5	----	26
6	walker	23
7	gopu106	23
8	scorpionz	20
9	NoggieViking	19
10	rgupta83	17
11	bagrettin	17
12	Hussain15	17
13	americanInAsia	16
14	stanforditis	14
15	PTK	14
16	gmatcracker24	13
17	shekmba	12
18	daagh	11
19	MDF	11
20	str1der	11

The All-Time Hall of Fame:

Top Kudos Members (Total)
	Username	Kudos Received
	Bunuel	2957
	bb	1978
	rhyme	1134
	walker	1000
	whiplash2411	737
	nink	651
	riverripper	609
	Praetorian	602
	VeritasPrepKarishma	540
	fluke	513
	chineseburned	411
	gurpreetsingh	407
	ykaiim	382
	dzyubam	378
	bsd_lover	346
	PTK	318
	Hussain15	315
	kryzak	292
	jallenmorris	282
	GMAT TIGER	277

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.

Lol i give lots of kudos but receive none I'm a deflation user

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

Thank you for your kind words. Good luck on the GMAT and with applications!