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Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by Jed (Post 362004)

when you have no idea who you're talking to.

Well, at least he got one point right. So stop bashing him! :mad:

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by YoDude (Post 362030)

You sound like someone who has experience in gaming common public forums... Dude you really have no clue about this place. Do you?

You have yet to be Sheldoned. :D That's where a thought of yours that was posted gets kind of gang flamed by people who might be much more talented than you. Except, when it is all over with... when you're left lashing out at no one in particular but generalizing so much you offend everyone, you will realize that you weren't flamed at all. What you thought were flames were just people asking questions to clarify what exactly it is you were trying to say. Your answers became more ambiguous because the reality may have been that you have no idea what exactly it is you were trying to say and that prompts even more questions. In the end it was really you alone beating up your own dang self.

... At that point you either become a productive member of this forum community or you eventually just go away. :)

Whatever the outcome; make sure to have fun and keep in touch with yourself dude.

I know this is a bit off-topic, but for a moment I remembered the training the Mobile Infantry has in Starship Troopers (the novel, of course).

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

damn, have only seen the movies. just gotta do something about that one of these days...

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by Jed (Post 361970)

The thanks system is a repeated failure wherever it's tried.

It may start out as a mechanism for rewarding 'useful' posts, but it always devolves into an 'attaboy' mechanism...rendering the 'thanks count' pretty darned useless.

Much like the way that 'report this' mechanisms are inevitably used by wusses.

Here's the thing. If you have previous experience running huge forums, and if you have data to backup your claim that the 'Thanks' system does not work, and if you have a better solution, why don't you share it? We're all ears.

Why is it that people create another account so they hide behind another handle, and take on a different personality... geesh.

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by Reggie (Post 362119)

I believe I did describe a patronage system, of sorts, that worked quite well.

I'm not suggesting it's desirable here, I'm just jawing about the alternatives.

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by YoDude (Post 362030)

You have yet to be Sheldoned. :D That's where a thought of yours that was posted gets kind of gang flamed by people who might be much more talented than you.

Anything is possible, I guess, but I severely doubt it.

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

I've been noticing peoples' posts:thanks ratio, actually. That might be the basis for an interesting weighting system.

Reggie - I'm impressed.

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

Out of interest - why does the "thanks!" option sometimes not appear to be available?

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by Jed (Post 362122)

I believe I did describe a patronage system, of sorts, that worked quite well.

I'm not suggesting it's desirable here, I'm just jawing about the alternatives.

I agree a vote up/down system has its merits especially for threads, or for sites where people submit articles. What happens in the forums however is, a lot of the helpful replies are within threads. Members tend to contribute and help and other members thank them. It elevates the quality of threads/discussion and the forum as a whole. This is what happens majority of the time .

Nothing is perfect however. A lot of the extra features here in the forum have been added based on suggestions from the community. We continue to solicit for suggestions.

Thanks for the reply.

Re: A No Thanks, of sorts

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Originally Posted by Jed (Post 362125)

I've been noticing peoples' posts:thanks ratio, actually. That might be the basis for an interesting weighting system.

Problem is, a lot of us have been around since way before the Thanks! system was implemented.