Welcome my friend. There isn't exactly a clear cut way to get karma besides posting pics of labs, gear, or yourself. The karma number will rise or fall depending on intelligence or lack thereof. You can get a raise in karma by helping answer others but not just for answering. It has to be informative and educational and u can even get karma points for comedy haha. When you see a members name with a red tag underneath that says MOD, they run the show here and will always be willing to help those that are willing to help themselves. It's like this...they can either be your best friend or completely ban you from the site. If you post a self pic make sure you edit your face at least. We want to stay as secure as we can here to keep this brotherhood alive. Make sure when you leave a review you leave a very detailed and informative one with more than a sentence or even a paragraph and that's a good way to get karma also. If you have knowledge on how the science of any compounds or anything that can benefit the brothers here that will earn you a good amount of karma. Do your best not to be condescending towards other member but you can always defend yourself. There are many more ways to earn your respect here. If you have anymore questions or would like my to post some links here to help you out don't hesitate to ask. Welcome to the brotherhood and we look forward to your contributions.