You are 100% correct, the total kudo counts that users can see are based on what they have access to on Community. It does not affect your ranking or badge system so users will get credit for these for whatever gamification you are running. I agree that seeing totals based on all content rather than content you can see would be a good idea though, suggest you raise it on the idea exchange; https://community.khoros.com/t5/Khoros-Community-Ideas/idb-p/Lithium_Ideas
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