NWR Interactive => NWR Feedback => Topic started by: Svevan on February 26, 2008, 05:14:19 AM
Title: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Svevan on February 26, 2008, 05:14:19 AM
What do YOU think?
Please note that we do not promise to change anything based on the results of this poll, but do look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 26, 2008, 05:16:58 AM
I think it would be better if points are just for fun. Too many forums take them too seriously. Besides, if we took points seriously, you'd absolutely without a doubt be a worse poster than Pale is. Right now it's probably a fifty/fifty shoot.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Svevan on February 26, 2008, 05:39:24 AM
I don't get that. If points are serious, Pale and I wouldn't touch each other's scores. We'd set the number we like and leave it there.
Are you implying I'm a terrible poster?
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 26, 2008, 05:46:17 AM
Only if you're implying I'm not the best poster.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: nitsu niflheim on February 26, 2008, 09:02:07 AM
I think there should be a point to it otherwise it's just something that will be used for a while, while it's new and then over time not so much and people will be wanting to get points to do something where no points are to be given.
Like give points for every 100 posts a person makes.
a points for each poll participated in.
Up the number of points needed to be turned in to use them, instead of 3 for something, make it 30 and so on.
Make it possible for everyone to take advantage of what is available and just just the few that are on very good terms with Mods or know how to "work the system"
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Nick DiMola on February 26, 2008, 11:44:16 AM
Screw that, points should be given out and taken away randomly at the whim of a mod, where reason does not need to dictate why they gave/took away points.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: UncleBob on February 26, 2008, 12:47:58 PM
I want to vote for two:
Points are funhouse batshit crazy: Can be given and taken away at whim by mods who do so for their pleasure and their pleasure alone
Points should be part of a forum game with complicated rules
The game should be the whim of the mods. :) There should be crazy-ass complicated rules in place that rarely make sense or apply to anything, sometimes contradict one other and change on a regular basis - at the whim of the mods.
But - the rules have to be stated before a point can be given or taken away. Don't get me wrong - say Pale posts a picture of Pikachu and you want to take a point away from him. You could then go into the Point Rules thread, add a rule that says posting pictures of Pikachu will cost you a point, then take the point away from Pale. All rules just have to be documented. The Rules thread could also be a place to report violators, although reporting a violator will cost you a point as well. ;)
Oh, and no removing rules once they're in place. You can make a rule that voids a rule, but the original rule must stay on the rulebooks.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Pale on February 26, 2008, 12:51:00 PM
I voted for 2, business casual but serious mod approach.
I wouldn't be against opening the power up to all users though.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 26, 2008, 12:53:02 PM
That's hypocritical, Pale. You've pretty much taken the cause of the third option, lowering my points with vengeance, attacking Svevan, and randomly raising user's points that haven't posted anything decent for a few days. You should probably be ashamed of yourself.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Pale on February 26, 2008, 01:09:48 PM
I disagree with you completely. Every point I took away from someone I had a good reason for with the exception of the first point I took away from Evan when I was testing the feature.
I took points away from you because I thought the concept of gaining as many points as possible so that you could gain mod powers was lame and the constant threads discussing it were equally lame. I'm entitled to my opinion aren't I? =P
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 26, 2008, 01:10:41 PM
No, no you are not. You are entitled to my opinion, however.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: vudu on February 26, 2008, 01:56:42 PM
I voted bat-**** crazy. However, I'd still like to know why I got/lost a point if a mod feels like taking the time to jot me a thirty-second note. If not, no worries.
However, I also think I should be given the ability to give/deduct points. I would promise not to abuse my newfound, godlike powers.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Pale on February 26, 2008, 02:02:25 PM
Vudu, I give you a point when you say something clever or funny that contributes to a conversation. I take a point away when you are being a jerk. =P
(this has only occurred like 3-5 times tops)
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: vudu on February 26, 2008, 02:17:32 PM
But I'm a jerk more often than not. Also, I noticed that one of my points disappeared in the past half hour and I don't recall being a jerk today. I'm eating lunch, so I don't have time to yell at people.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Caliban on February 26, 2008, 02:23:12 PM
We didn't need points before, and we don't need them now.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Smoke39 on February 26, 2008, 02:30:19 PM
No way, points are fun. Unless they become serious, which would just be lame because people would start to cry over them and stuff.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Pale on February 26, 2008, 02:34:53 PM
I wish mods could see a history of points given...
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Caliban on February 26, 2008, 02:35:37 PM
No way, points are fun. Unless they become serious, which would just be lame because people would start to cry over them and stuff.
It's kinda gotten to that point already for some
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on February 26, 2008, 02:50:58 PM
I'd share my opinion, but talking about this subject is taboo according to Svevan, so this is obviously a not-so-clever trap. Hypothetically, if I were to address a topic of this nature, I'd probably say that the whole thing should just be for fun so that we don't see people crying about it.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 26, 2008, 02:56:29 PM
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: nitsu niflheim on February 26, 2008, 03:10:52 PM
Not in my backyard!
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Caliban on February 26, 2008, 03:11:19 PM
Even so.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Smash_Brother on February 26, 2008, 05:41:12 PM
Speaking as a guy who used to mod at a huge forum, you don't want to give posters ulterior motives to suck up to/harass mods.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Uncle Bob on February 26, 2008, 05:47:27 PM
Perhaps points should only apply to stuff done in the funhouse? Since most casual posters avoid the funhouse, the more community-driven members will know that the points don't really mean much of anything.
I strongly disagree with the idea of points giving access to various features, as then you'll have people crying for points so they can put crappy images in their signatures or something. Likewise, I'm not keen on rewarding people for the quantity of their posts... Just quality. SPAM shouldn't be rewarded.
And, finally, if points are clutter, so are avatars, signatures and titles... Can we get rid of those too? :)
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: NuclearSpeed on February 26, 2008, 05:55:01 PM
the current way is fine, and since it would be for the mods pleasure, on the giving or taking of points, they can always make up crazy rules and award or take away points for following or breaking the rule if they wish and our game would be to see if we could ever figure out the rules.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 27, 2008, 07:46:22 AM
Points have already destroyed the Funhouse, which was a shithole to begin with, so sure, make them do something! Like create dinosaurs!
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: DAaaMan64 on February 27, 2008, 12:59:25 PM
Maybe we could trade points for stickers, to email to friends and family?
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Maverick on February 27, 2008, 02:56:39 PM
Banana stickers?
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 27, 2008, 04:51:35 PM
Points suck, I thought I should inform the staff.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Caliban on February 27, 2008, 05:28:44 PM
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Caliban on February 27, 2008, 05:39:35 PM
Hahahahaha. I hope the strike isn't what's keeping the 2nd season of Metalocalypse from ending.
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
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Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Plugabugz on February 29, 2008, 03:40:27 AM
How do we take the forums (and Khush's complicated forum game) to the blue ocean masses?
Could the points be integrated into the game somehow?
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: that Baby guy on February 29, 2008, 03:42:55 AM
All I know is that I've gained and lost more points than any other user, and I'll soon be balanced at "0."
Title: Re: Should points be significant? POLL INSIDE
Post by: Shift Key on February 29, 2008, 05:57:37 AM
