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Om


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Date: Mar 30 12:46 PM, 2009
Activate "User Rank" Feature?
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How do you all feel about this ... the software offers a "ranking" system, I simply haven't activated it.  Personally, I'm happy either way. 

If we do decide to use it, we have unlimited options for categories, rank names and post thresholds.  I did this just as an example:

0-25 ............. Draft Pick 
26-100 ......... Rookie
101-250 ....... Starter
251-1000 ..... Pro Bowler
1001-2500 ... All Pro
2501+ .......... Hall of Famer

Not original or sexy, but hey.  hmm

Note that we can always try it out and de-activate it again if we don't like it. 

Lemme know your thoughts ...



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Chris


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Date: Mar 30 1:02 PM, 2009
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I vote no. Been there, lived that.

Quality defines itself.

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MarkPSkins


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Date: Mar 30 1:29 PM, 2009
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No for me too. Just cause you post a lot doen't mean you're all-pro

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Cardas


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Date: Mar 30 1:30 PM, 2009
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Agreed. Quality over quantity. You could maybe add a Legacy style system...

I don't know if it has that though, based more on time with the board vs. post count.

Just a thought.

In the end, it's your board and hence you will be the one clicking the activate button.

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Neophyte


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Date: Mar 30 1:36 PM, 2009
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Take it or leave it, Om. It can be cute but it can also be incentive for some folks to post just to post. I doubt you are going to see much of that here though.

-- Edited by Neophyte on Monday 30th of March 2009 01:36:37 PM

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Hog Fever


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Date: Mar 30 1:55 PM, 2009
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Another "No" here. It gives the idea that someone with a lot of posts has an expertise that someone with fewer posts doesn't. Maybe I'm over analyzing it, but there just seems like there is so much drama on other boards with ranking systems like that.

It's not going to stop me from posting one way or another though. The beer is cold here and someone told me Code was going to fire up the grill and do burgers later.



-- Edited by Hog Fever on Monday 30th of March 2009 01:55:15 PM

-- Edited by Hog Fever on Monday 30th of March 2009 01:55:38 PM

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Om


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Date: Mar 30 3:09 PM, 2009
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Good deal. I like the way you guys think.

Don't know if anyone saw, by the way, but I actually had the feature activated for a few hours a couple days ago. Then I turned it off again because ... well ... I remembered that part of me has always thought it was kinda silly. The only practical reason I ever bought into was that it does encourage some folks to post, which on a new board makes sense. On the other hand, as we've learned, the kind of posting it encourages is not always necessarily what we're after.

Let's consider the idea shelved.


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Chris


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Date: Mar 30 3:17 PM, 2009
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In before the close. :)

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Yusuf06


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Date: Mar 30 3:19 PM, 2009
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I missed this earlier but I agree. At one point I really liked the idea but as you all say, it eventually created at least a partial incentive for some folks to pad their post counts.

Oh wait, I said too much. Please disregard my comments above. I'll restate it by saying "+1". :)

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Miles Monroe


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Date: Mar 30 5:25 PM, 2009
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Rankings....... we don't need no stupid rankings

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Whiskeypeet


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Date: Mar 30 11:14 PM, 2009
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Cardas wrote:

Agreed. Quality over quantity. You could maybe add a Legacy style system...

I don't know if it has that though, based more on time with the board vs. post count.



I could go for this idea.  And my god do I have a good looking avatar. 

 



-- Edited by Whiskeypeet on Monday 30th of March 2009 11:14:44 PM

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Om


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Date: Mar 30 11:43 PM, 2009
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Cardas wrote:

Agreed. Quality over quantity. You could maybe add a Legacy style system...

I don't know if it has that though, based more on time with the board vs. post count.

Just a thought.

In the end, it's your board and hence you will be the one clicking the activate button.



Missed the Legacy suggestion before.  I actually like that idea, but don't think this program has the functionality.  Definitely something to keep in mind for the eventual upgrade, however.   

 

As to this being "my board" ... I guess that's technically true, but it's honestly not the way I'm approaching this.  The plan is to take the board in whatever direction the community decides on as we go. We're going to have fun building this thing to specification.  smile



-- Edited by Om on Monday 30th of March 2009 11:45:03 PM

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