Karma shows other people how helpful and kind you are when making posts on tamatalk. Here, let me give you an example.
If someone has a green bar of any size in their Karma section, it shows other people that that person is very helpful and kind to other members when posting.
If a person has yellow, orange, or red colored bars in their Karma section, than that shows other people that that person is either spammy or rude to other members when posting, or both.
I hope this gives you a better idea of Karma. I tried to explain it the best I could.
GotchiGirl96