Ernest just posted some comments clarifying recent changes to Votes, Boosts, Favorites, and Reputation Points:
- Upvotes & Downvotes function akin to Reddit
- Boosts count as two Upvotes (link)
- Favorites are added to https://kbin.social/fav if you Upvote (link)
- Reputation Points have been updated
In addition to that, Ernest stated that “there is no connection between reputation points and sorting algorithms. It’s just info in the profile” (link)
Boost when you want a post to be on your profile
I don’t really like this as maybe I just want a comment or post to get more exposure, but don’t necessarily want it plastered on my profile page.
Lemmy might be more your jam as a home base; Kbin’s whole niche seems to be a blend of threaded content with microblog content, and boost(reblog) is a significant part of the latter.