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Title: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: nubbles526 on June 15, 2008, 09:37:33 am
Hey, I just thought of an idea: Respect Points and 'trophy' like images.

It is used to show how 'helpful' a user is. For example, he has been helping newbies a lot, or doing something very helpful towards the community. They would get a point or get a special page on their user page, like a trophy box.

I personally have no experience with php or any forum construction knowledge. Perhaps this is impossible or too time consuming.

This is just an idea, not a request. So don't shout at me....please :P
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 15, 2008, 09:39:13 am
Correct me if I'm incorrect, but isn't that what custom titles are for?
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Stormkeeper on June 15, 2008, 09:49:08 am
Customs titles atm, are both for that and for poking fun at people. I think what he means is something like karma, on other forums.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: nubbles526 on June 15, 2008, 10:53:45 am
Customs titles atm, are both for that and for poking fun at people. I think what he means is something like karma, on other forums.
Karma is a good word....but we don't have a lot of Japanese FSers walking around..


Correct me if I'm incorrect, but isn't that what custom titles are for?
You are half correct. But Titles are often representing someone's characterstic or background.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Stormkeeper on June 15, 2008, 11:10:49 am
Customs titles atm, are both for that and for poking fun at people. I think what he means is something like karma, on other forums.
Karma is a good word....but we don't have a lot of Japanese FSers walking around..
... We don't really need Japanese FSers to use the Karma thing. Its just a word, you can prolly change it to what ever floats your boat.

Correct me if I'm incorrect, but isn't that what custom titles are for?
You are half correct. But Titles are often representing someone's characterstic or background.
Like BW's awesome title. :lol:
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Polpolion on June 15, 2008, 11:45:23 am
IIRC this has been discussed before and AFAIK it wasn't accepted. Feel free to look back though; I can't remember any of the details.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Blue Lion on June 15, 2008, 11:51:06 am
Is there really a problem of getting bad advice from people here?
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Stormkeeper on June 15, 2008, 12:59:33 pm
Is there really a problem of getting bad advice from people here?
No. Usually we give excellent advice, and then descend into spam.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: nubbles526 on June 15, 2008, 01:18:53 pm
IIRC this has been discussed before and AFAIK it wasn't accepted. Feel free to look back though; I can't remember any of the details.

What should I search? I am curious how it ended up.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Fury on June 16, 2008, 12:16:06 am
SMF does have a built-in karma-system, it's just not enabled and for a good reason. It is far too easily abused beyond oblivion.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: nubbles526 on June 16, 2008, 09:18:05 am
I thought the Karma thing can only b awarded my mod and admins?
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: karajorma on June 17, 2008, 01:29:19 am
And then the mods and admins have to deal with the fallout. :rolleyes:

PM : "Why was I modded down! Whah Whah Whah."
PM : "Why wasn't I modded up! You modded x up for something similar. Whah Whah Whah."

If you lot could act like a bunch of adults and not treat karma like an extension of your penises it might be worth turning on but I've not seen the slightest indication that HLP (or most other boards I know) is mature enough to treat karma in an adult enough fashion to make it remotely worth considering.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on June 17, 2008, 02:23:55 am
:nervous: I can imagine that being the problem with most game forums...
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: nubbles526 on June 17, 2008, 06:15:28 am
Yeah....les enfants are surely a problem >.<
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Stormkeeper on June 17, 2008, 07:29:51 am
True... Very very true.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Mobius on June 17, 2008, 11:46:26 am
And then the mods and admins have to deal with the fallout. :rolleyes:

PM : "Why was I modded down! Whah Whah Whah."
PM : "Why wasn't I modded up! You modded x up for something similar. Whah Whah Whah."

If you lot could act like a bunch of adults and not treat karma like an extension of your penises it might be worth turning on but I've not seen the slightest indication that HLP (or most other boards I know) is mature enough to treat karma in an adult enough fashion to make it remotely worth considering.

A thumb up/thumb down system is enough. Afterall it's used(and ignored) in YouTube.

I think we can avoid that if we moderate its use. If one user is asking for help and another user replies no one but the creator of the thread should use that system. The system should give positive/negative feedback to posts, not to users.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Galemp on June 17, 2008, 11:54:01 am
Why bother? Seriously, why? We don't have any pathological liars around here.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 17, 2008, 11:55:44 am
We don't have any pathological liars around here.
:nervous: Umm... yeah, that's right. We don't.
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 17, 2008, 01:16:56 pm
I never lie. :nervous:
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: tinfoil on July 07, 2008, 03:02:55 pm
Nope none at all 

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Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: colecampbell666 on July 07, 2008, 03:17:12 pm
:necro:
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: tinfoil on July 07, 2008, 03:20:15 pm
well ****

i did it again - why do these things appear on my unread threads page?
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Droid803 on July 07, 2008, 06:22:40 pm
Because you didn't read them, obviously :lol:
Title: Re: Respect Points & Other awardable things
Post by: Stormkeeper on July 07, 2008, 09:48:45 pm
:lol:

Also, if someone edits his earlier post it'll appear in your unread threads page.