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2009-10-20 , 17:47
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#31
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
I happen to think that simply lopping off a percentage of Thanks to handle expected "noise" resolves the frivolous Thanking-- but I am intrigued by the idea of having users enter a rationale.

Maybe the answer is two-fold: allow Thanks with no comment, and it has no Karma value. Any Thanks with an accompanying comment (which could be hidden or contained in a dropdown list) adds to Karma.
Isn't that what I just said?
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Originally Posted by smarsh View Post
Oh, I forgot to add, I'm paranoid.

(not really. I hadn't realized I came out that way)

I searched, and probably not hard enough, but couldn't find previous discussion. Mea culpa. Sorry for wasting your time.
Previous conversations are probably buried in static.

And I wasn't implying you were paranoid... I'm suggesting that jumping too far, too fast right now might be.
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Originally Posted by RevdKathy View Post
Isn't that what I just said?
It wasn't how I interpreted it, sorry. You said take it out altogether but add another karma-oriented method-- I was saying simply add a qualifier to the existing system to generate karma. I see them as different but related suggestions amounting to the same end.
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#34
Might as well throw out the Thanks system completely if you're going to force people to type before it will count. No one will do it. Or they will fill the field with garbage.
 

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#35
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
I happen to think that simply lopping off a percentage of Thanks to handle expected "noise" resolves the frivolous Thanking-- but I am intrigued by the idea of having users enter a rationale.

Maybe the answer is two-fold: allow Thanks with no comment, and it has no Karma value. Any Thanks with an accompanying comment (which could be hidden or contained in a dropdown list) adds to Karma.
You're way past the user laziness threshold here. Most people don't care enough about other people's karma to both to leave a comment.

Really, the current Thanks! system works pretty well. It generally rewards useful contributors (which contributors do you think don't belong on this page?), it's easy enough that it doesn't pass many laziness thresholds and it generally helps to encourage positive posting habits.

Let's not mess with what works.
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Originally Posted by zerojay View Post
Might as well throw out the Thanks system completely if you're going to force people to type before it will count. No one will do it.
I'd say that's the point: people can say 'thanks' for a post and it won't count. But if you want to count, you have to put a little effort in. It would distinguish between 'thanks for making me laugh on a dull day' and 'thanks for really helping me solve a major problem with my device'. Only one should be karma-worthy.
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#37
Another possibility (which would perhaps help out..) is to allow thanks to be assigned based on existing karma - or something - on a rationed basis. So you can thank people, but you can only thank them so far before you need to get your own cred to start thanking people.

It could work on a daily/weekly/something basis, I dunno. Just tossing ideas around.
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
Let's not mess with what works.
On second thoughts, after reading this, I do wonder what, exactly, we're finding solutions for here.
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i wasn't happy about the last restructuring of the site at the time, but i think it's working really well the way it is now. if anyone is willing to put in that much time and effort for a $300 discount once every few years, they must really need it and are welcome to it as far as i'm concerned. i think most people want to help others because it's a basic human instinct to want to feel productive and make your community stronger
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Originally Posted by w00t View Post
On second thoughts, after reading this, I do wonder what, exactly, we're finding solutions for here.
Nothing. There is of course, no problem to be solved. We can all go home now.

Texrat - you're right, jumping in with 2 feet would be an issue, but I'd like to think that:

RevdKathy - I'm actually quite liking the 'Thanks' and 'Thanks with kudos' approach. Thanks to you
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