(MoC) Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I = Noob I count as an old member, right!?!?!? Yeah, 2006, like me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Why do you keep asking such questions, ~pcwiz? Do you need reassurance? :censored2: Yes, I need some openSUSE spirit to cheer me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Yes, I need some openSUSE spirit I am sorry, but I don't have that drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 *chuckles* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sWORDs Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 IMO it would be a good idiot filter. We should make a forum with the requirement of 3/4 stars and 1,000 posts and higher. Like that senior members can enjoy proper conversations without having JonTheSavage type flamewars. Like that we're all happy, let's keep the idiots in a ring and the intelligent people in another. It's just a bad thing when people that have a proper point prove it and the others flame you because their point was wrong. I totally disagree. Postcount should have nothing to do with it or atleast be very very low (<50). Measures like yours will encourage people to post as much as they can, and many topics are totally unreadable because of all the garbage already. There should be a one hour ban for every first I'm downloading blablabla post. Two hours for the second etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Measures like yours will encourage people to post as much as they can, and many topics are totally unreadable because of all the garbage already. Don't worry, people have already been doing that for years. They believe that a high post count makes them "very important". But at the end of the day it is only the owners who are "very important", and rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookid Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 This thread is in danger of getting moved into one of the RL forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 {censored} no!!. thank god obama won. i knew he would.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroke Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Er...would I be included in the group of people that post a lot but remain n00bs? :censored2: yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 ^^ agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert75 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I agree that post count is not the best way to measure how knowledgable someone is and there will be those who have high post counts and add little to the technical aspect of the community. At the same time, since this site isn't only about being a uber-geek, if they are adding to the general sense of community, why discourage? Most people are smart enough to figure out who is real and who is a poser after reading a couple of threads. I may read the technical discussions but not be enough of a programmer to add something more than what has already been said, doesn't mean I don't want someplace I could interact with other members. The site might actually be cleaner if all non-tangent discussions were directed to the real life area, since there does seem to be a bluring of the line in multiple threads. just my 0.02 cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I know that SMF has a feature where you get to add "Karma" points which basically represent what the community thinks of you. You can add and remove those points. Why don't we add a similar system in this IPB board, as there are many plugins of this type? Then make a 100 point forum and let only those with the appropriate points in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I know that SMF has a feature where you get to add "Karma" points which basically represent what the community thinks of you. You can add and remove those points. Why don't we add a similar system in this IPB board, as there are many plugins of this type? Then make a 100 point forum and let only those with the appropriate points in. Karma in forums is cool, but is an exclusive sub forum something we really want/need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Karma in forums is cool, but is an exclusive sub forum something we really want/need? We have already one (the Donators Lounge) and it is as good as dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Karma in forums is cool, but is an exclusive sub forum something we really want/need? Yeah, we do need an idiot filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yeah, we do need an idiot filter. The problem I see with this approach is that users are going to be voted by idiots as well. So in the end we can't be sure that people with the highest karma are the best. I see this happening at OSNews (they don't call it karma, they call it "Average Comment Score", but the principle is very much the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I'm not too fond of plugins as they always cause a performance hit (however slight), and add one more place where something can go wrong. I think the rating system that is in place right now is more that adequate (other than I don't think that many people use it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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