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Oh, well if you're going by albums then yes. =x
About the member rankings.
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It's definatly a cool idea, but I think there would be a lot of complaining about which album is better then which (I personally loved Merveilles the best, that would be the highest honor to me)
(Surprised that FlowersofNight didn't say Voyage ~sans retour~ should be n00b)
I like the rankings as they are, though truth be told, I hardly pay attention to them anyway ^^;
(Surprised that FlowersofNight didn't say Voyage ~sans retour~ should be n00b)
I like the rankings as they are, though truth be told, I hardly pay attention to them anyway ^^;
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Well I don't think the order would be by which albums is better. I would assume it would be in chronological order.
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Yeah, that is wandering fox's point. In chronological order, Bara no Seidou would be the highest level. But he personally likes merveilles better.
He was just making a point about how some people may not like the system because of personal favorites.
+LejuN+
He was just making a point about how some people may not like the system because of personal favorites.
+LejuN+
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I had an idea yesterday that might be a bit impractical... But I was thinking, we could do away with the crosses as ranking and come up with a new symbol system which would only stand for contribution. So if a person contributes 5 live reports, say, or more they get a little 'live reporter' symbol, if they contribute 5 translations or more they get a little 'translator' symbol, if they contribute 5 new pieces of information they would get an 'informant' symbol and so on... That way only people who really contribute would have someting to show for it, and not those who just post what the're listening to 30 times a day - and on the other hand there would be *some* form of recognition so people would still be encouraged to participate. And we could keep the custom titles too as a ceperate thing.
It might proove a bit difficult for the moderators to keep track of who has posted what though... of course the members can just remind them if they've missed something and send them links to the posts.
Anyway... I'm in a bit of a hurry so I don't know if I'm making sense but you get the idea hopefully.
It might proove a bit difficult for the moderators to keep track of who has posted what though... of course the members can just remind them if they've missed something and send them links to the posts.
Anyway... I'm in a bit of a hurry so I don't know if I'm making sense but you get the idea hopefully.
That's a really good idea! I really like that a lot. It's fair and gives a lot of people ways to contribute and have something to show for it.
It might be easier to just set it so posts in the "what are you listening" etc threads don't count toward your postcount. I think things like that are possible, right? Or you could go all the way and make the whole off-topic forum not count.amasanin wrote:
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I think it maybe possible to do that. I've heard of forums having sections like games sections for stuff like "Random Chatting," "Word association," you know, in which you don't gain anything on your post count. But thing is it requires you to know a lot about PHP scripting I would think. Whether or not LejuN knows anybody who could do that or can do it himself I don't know. Even still, it would take a while.flowersofnight wrote:
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I kind of like amasanin's idea. ^_^ But yeah there are several other forums that don't add posts in certain threads to the post count. I don't think it would be a bad idea either.
The album idea - It would end in tears. There will be mass arguments over which album is the "highest" because everyone's opinion is different. Lots of people would want Bara no Seidou to be the "highest" while some would want merveilles to be highest. I on the other hand would want Voyage to be highest.
The other idea - I don't really think it's that good an idea. Sure, it shows recognition more but for people like me that don't have much money to go to lives and but magazines or the ability to speak Japanese to translate etc. there's hardly any chance for us to get any form of new symbol. Considering SS, MM and a few other -scape- artists are disbanded/on a break there's hardly anything new to "inform". Most of it would be Moi dix Mois (who probably won't do anything for a while until they find a new vocalist) and Gackt.
Just my thought though
The other idea - I don't really think it's that good an idea. Sure, it shows recognition more but for people like me that don't have much money to go to lives and but magazines or the ability to speak Japanese to translate etc. there's hardly any chance for us to get any form of new symbol. Considering SS, MM and a few other -scape- artists are disbanded/on a break there's hardly anything new to "inform". Most of it would be Moi dix Mois (who probably won't do anything for a while until they find a new vocalist) and Gackt.
Just my thought though
Well, so long as we keep the albums in strictly chronological order, I don;t see how anyone could complain, since the "best" isn't the issue. It's how much you've contributed to the board in relation to how far along MM was in their career.
And as for the special symbols... I like that idea! I don't think it matters that some people wouldn't be able to get certain ones, like translation. On another forum I go to, special icons are given if you get a piece of artwork accepted into the Choice Gallery, or are a member of the paid subscription, etc. It's nothing that puts down other members, it just says that these people have gone the extra mile in one way or another.
And as for the special symbols... I like that idea! I don't think it matters that some people wouldn't be able to get certain ones, like translation. On another forum I go to, special icons are given if you get a piece of artwork accepted into the Choice Gallery, or are a member of the paid subscription, etc. It's nothing that puts down other members, it just says that these people have gone the extra mile in one way or another.
I dunno, it strikes me as sort of.. un-democratic. Everyone should be more or less equal on the forums; we shouldn't have some people walking around with a sash full of merit badges or what have you. I'd prefer to stay away from making "value judgements" on the members here... no matter what criteria we pick for special bonuses, there will be people who think it's not fair, aren't eligible, etc. I think the rank system we have is good since it's just tied to being an active member long enough, which anyone can do. I'd prefer any new customizations to be either variations on the existing rank system or extra profile modifications.navate wrote:
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I didn't think of them as metals of any sort. But why shouldn't there be some kind of recognition? I would rather a n00b sign up and see people really worth it as 'important' than people with a trillion billion posts that are just spam. :? Plus we already have a form of it for scape staff no? In their case it really is just for show since they don't have any other kind of priviledges in the forum.
And what I gave were just examples, we could devise more chategories that are open to others. However, I'm sorry but I don't agree that you can't find any news to post... you're just not the sort of person to look for news. And that's fine, you're not being punished for it. But in the end, if you don't have anything to be recognised for then you just don't get recognised. It wasn't meant to be a competion :? (plus if we keep the album idea then people can see your 'importance' that way).
As for not counting posts in the listening thread or the off topic forum in general I say that's the worse idea so far
because that means that people will come spam in the main forums instead and I will just shoot myself if that happens.
I didn't think of them as metals of any sort. But why shouldn't there be some kind of recognition? I would rather a n00b sign up and see people really worth it as 'important' than people with a trillion billion posts that are just spam. :? Plus we already have a form of it for scape staff no? In their case it really is just for show since they don't have any other kind of priviledges in the forum.
And what I gave were just examples, we could devise more chategories that are open to others. However, I'm sorry but I don't agree that you can't find any news to post... you're just not the sort of person to look for news. And that's fine, you're not being punished for it. But in the end, if you don't have anything to be recognised for then you just don't get recognised. It wasn't meant to be a competion :? (plus if we keep the album idea then people can see your 'importance' that way).
As for not counting posts in the listening thread or the off topic forum in general I say that's the worse idea so far
because that means that people will come spam in the main forums instead and I will just shoot myself if that happens.Naja
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I have this idea... what about no post count, no member status and no crosses/other symbols? maybe only admin and mods can have the status.
Anyway I don't see the fun in having status and such. Except if "merveilles" is for n00bs
Anyway I don't see the fun in having status and such. Except if "merveilles" is for n00bs
Naja:
I think Amasanin has a point here - it would be good for newcomers to know who to pay attention to, in some form or another. We regulars already know who's who, but someone who just showed up might have a hard time sorting it out.
Amasanin:
Yeah, maybe it's better to have a place where people inclined to spam can do it without disrupting anything important.
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I think Amasanin has a point here - it would be good for newcomers to know who to pay attention to, in some form or another. We regulars already know who's who, but someone who just showed up might have a hard time sorting it out.
Amasanin:
I didn't think of thatAs for not counting posts in the listening thread or the off topic forum in general I say that's the worse idea so far
Yeah, maybe it's better to have a place where people inclined to spam can do it without disrupting anything important.Naja
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But for example... people might find someone's post interesting, but I don't... and that's the same for everybody.
Information is information, it doesn't matter who posted it.
Without post count and without status, why spammers would care to join in the first place?
Anyway I guess the idea of having Live report symbol, translator symbol, etc, its ok... but it might bring useless competition and childish envy.
I'd agree with the few, that said to get rid of the post counts.
Though, if you want other ideas, the album one is good. Perhaps, maybe if you contribute stuff, such as live reports, scans, and things like that, then instead of the little icon, you'd get the custom name thing.
It might help people want to contribute more. Knowing that they'll get a kind of reward for it.
Priss
Though, if you want other ideas, the album one is good. Perhaps, maybe if you contribute stuff, such as live reports, scans, and things like that, then instead of the little icon, you'd get the custom name thing.
It might help people want to contribute more. Knowing that they'll get a kind of reward for it.
Priss