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@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ Checks if the specified domain or IP address is reachable by attempting to ping
 Retrieves the karma points for the specified user.
 Retrieves the karma points for the specified user from a database and sends them as a message to the chat room.
 
-⇧ **!karma <user> up**
+⇧ **!karma user up**
 Increases the karma points for the specified user by 1.
 Increases the karma points for the specified user by 1 in the database and sends the updated points as a message to the chat room.
 
-⇩ **!karma <user> down**
+⇩ **!karma user down**
 Decreases the karma points for the specified user by 1.
 Decreases the karma points for the specified user by 1 in the database and sends the updated points as a message to the chat room.