Rank posts

So the mods have to trawl through ALL the posts made by members, then decide who gets promoted? How long would that take? I think the Mods would soon get jacked off with that.You would have members PM'ing Mods saying "look I helped this person out & this one, do I get promoted now?"

 

The thing is though, is that they could miss things, then you have people thinking that certain members were been favoured!

I think that it is a disaster waiting to happen!

[bold]Just pointing out what could/would go wrong, that's all!![/bold]

 

I think that they should leave it as it is, we don't really need to change is just for changes sake. If people don't like it, like the rules, tough!

 

I think that all aD Addicts that have a member name that starts with "P" should start their post count all over again!!! <G>

J/K Pulsar!


It might be simpler then one might think to verify what a member actually contributed more then just with posts in a safety valve for example. All an administrator would need to do is do a search using a “members name” and look at where that member spend most of his/her time. It shows up real quick! If a member has 2500 posts and 1800 are in the safety value that leaves 700 posts in other forums that would count towards aD Addict status. Their member status clock could be readjusted to compensate for those posts.

One a subject such as what Jerry was saying, it truly was remarkable to read what most of the very few Addicts back just a year ago had to say and also the Senior Members as well. I would gladly give up any of my post counts from any thread or forum that in my opinion should not count towards a members status such as Safety Value or News Topics.

 

We all seem to agree on several things. Any system used will not be perfect and there will always be someone that will complain about their statis. If the present system is kept in place then several of the forum rooms need shut down as far as post count is concerned such as the safety valve. If that were done I would venture a guess that much of the useless posts would slow down to almost a dead stop. I don't know how hard it would be for the Admins to shut off the count from those areas but it would probably help the overall use of the forum. Any useless posts found elsewhere could easily be reported and a mod could then move it if needed. The thread could then continue but wouldn't count. I like having fun as much as the next person but some of those threads are unbelievable and just go on forever. Then the next thing you know another thread pops up almost identical and starts all over again. We all know why in most cases. Even this very topic has been discussed many times but at least its about improvements to the forum.

Jerry

 

Hi all,

I have been keeping an eye on this thread and noticed a few points we "highlighted' have kept the guilty away . I for one will not point fingers but it burns me up that folks think a status indicates a higher degree of knowledge. I will be the first to admit during my early days here on AD my posts were ramblings (still do but more to the point). We might be onto something here as all have re-iterated our standpoints and that is a good indication of not only support for the site but maturity as well. Hopefully we can get some of the veteran AD-ers back by setting the example and the new folks to the site will follow suit.

Lets continue to do our part and help share information until the head-shed implements their plans for the transition to the karma system.

 

Thats very true. When I first came to AD there was so much mis-information in the Audio forum it made me want to help people so that they could enjoy technology like I enjoy technology.

Now I spend most of my time in the Home Theater based forum rooms. I see myself as a type of quality control. When a member (not neccissarily by rank) post something that I know is un-true I have to say something, the truth. I get flamed all the time by people un-able to cope with the fact that they are wrong even when I present them with facts and research. Those members would mostlikly vote me down even though I was right and they where wrong.

That being said, a karma system would make it easier to find relivant and good info like guides that actually work, helpful tips, and other things. I think a Karma system would be great for AD. It is up to the community to make it work right. I vote to place more faith in the AD communtiy not any perticular system.

Is an imperfect system run by perfect people better than a perfect system run by imperfect people?

I'm for a karma based system,
Ced

 

@matt72. You are correct that under the present system a higher statis DOES NOT ALWAYS indicate a higher degree of knowledge but does show a person can type really fast. That is why I liked the older system. The higher statis was given to those that deserved it through excellent posts that helped others as much as possible. Senior members were a rare sight and Addicts were seen even less. But both of those groups at that time were promoted because of their knowledge and how they used it. Those that made Addict back then really deserved it(I was not part of that group).

Jerry

 

hey yo ...what the big deal-e-o with the status ne ways?
does it mean ur cooler if u r higher.....me no think so (except those wicked cool mods )
ne ways just my 2c
who really cares that much about status?...i jsut come here to read...and help where i can

 

If I still had my senior member name I would care, but now that I was banned and I had to start all over again, it really doesn't matter to me. Actually it would be probably better for me to take the karma system, I will get a higher rank faster.

Yours,
DG

P.S. My other name was dg0896

 

Quote;

"Actually it would be probably better for me to take the karma system, I will get a higher rank faster."

If I ever saw a bold statement, that is it...

 

I second that... he he he

If they stop counting safety valve post,there wouldn't be as many peeps with a "false status"...I would be fine with no titles,it is all about self satifaction in helping others...how can a person be proud of a title they did not earn

my 2 cents