An aura is a color given to a '[[BotBr] based on how they vote on entries. This color is visible on every profile and comment. It also outlines a BotBr's profile image; if the profile image has transparency then the aura color is visible as the background. 
'[#[How it Works]
'[i[disk/debris/aura.png[r]Aura color is determined by using a points system and a formula. There are three types of points: light points, ack points, and dark points. '[o]Light points'[/o] are given for voting above average, '[o]ack points'[/o] are given for voting around the average, and '[o]dark points'[/o] are given for voting below average. All '[[n00b (Class)[n00bs] start with one of each. Once any of the three types of points reach 512, all aura points are halved and truncated. Multiple Aura points can be earned in a single vote, depending on the spread between the average vote and the BotBr's vote. '[[Voter strength] does not influence this spread.

The formula is used to obtain X and Y coordinates in the image on the right; the colors at these coordinates become the user's aura. 

The formula is as follows:
scale = 256 / (light_pnts + dark_pnts);
x = light_pnts  * scale;
y = (light_pnts + dark_pnts - ack_pnts) * scale;
if (y<1) y = 1;

In addition to colors, you may also see BotBrs with a heart ('[icon[heart]) or a skull ('[icon[skull]) as their aura. These mean that a BotBr tends to vote further away from the average than most; the heart is for above average and the skull is for below average.

'[#[Alternate Auras]
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Alternate Aura pictures that were never used.

'[#[See Also]
'[[BotBr]
'[[n00b (class)]
'[[Voter strength]