Lee Mac Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Just an idea, has been knocking around for a while. Why don't we have an option next to each post that a user makes with a "was this helpful" button? (maybe a thumbsup/thumbsdown symbol), then, users can collect "points" from how helpful their posts have been... The reason I say this is that it would inspire users to provide better answers to questions (not that the answers on here are bad - far from it!), as they would want to achieve a "was this helpful" point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uddfl Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 VBulletin boards have a reputation system, all the Admins need to do is enable it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Points can be turned in at the end of the calendar year for valuable prizes like a CADTutor tee shirt that reads: I scored (points) and this tee shirt at CADTutor.net! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Points can be turned in at the end of the calendar year for valuable prizes like a CADTutor tee shirt that reads: I scored (points) and this tee shirt at CADTutor.net! Great idea ReMark! - more advertising As they say - "points mean prizes!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 meh.... points not wanted, it's not a competition... the sometimes too infrequent 'thanks' is nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I like prizes. How many points do I need to win a new motorcycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uddfl Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 meh....points not wanted, it's not a competition... the sometimes too infrequent 'thanks' is nice though. ZOMG! don't u wantz to win the internets???!!!!111!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 ZOMG! don't u wantz to win the internets???!!!!111!!! One word, or maybe three: LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellEdison Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I like prizes. How many points do I need to win a new motorcycle? It's a simple formula, just divide the value of the prize by the value of a point. . . Anyone know what "DIVIDE BY ZERO ERROR" means:unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Anyone know what "DIVIDE BY ZERO ERROR" means:unsure: Means you have just created a vortex somewhere on the planet which will suck another helpless civilisation into its great depths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellEdison Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Um... ...whoops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 VBulletin boards have a reputation system, all the Admins need to do is enable it.the thread rating system IS enabled on this site, but nobody uses it :wink: A rating system for each post would have a negative impact upon this forum if anything - currently members are happy to have a stab at all kinds of badly phrased or information-short thread questions, but if their reputation was at stake taking a stab in the dark, that could easily change Our threads also act as discussion points as AutoCAD generally has more than one way to skin a cat, resulting in 3 different suggestions, and a discussion between the people who have made those suggestions, and even if the OP forgets to come back and read the suggestions, our members have usually learned something along the way too Now how do you rate that? :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CADTutor Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 VBulletin boards have a reputation system, all the Admins need to do is enable it. That's quite right, there is a member rating system which is currently turned off and is independent of the thread rating system. In the early days of the board we considered it unecessary to use the member rating system because just about everyone knew who everyone else was and so it was clear who the experts were and therefore how to rate the quality of their advice. I guess we could rethink this now in view of the fact that the forum has grown so much. A rating system would help new forum members to see who are the most respected members rather than simply who has made the most posts. What do we think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellEdison Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I kind of like the idea so long as its more of a "Mark this post helpful" only feature. Either rated good or nothing at all. We don't really need competition, but sometimes it's nice to see if everyone thinks you're just blowing smoke... ... ... ... ...There I resisted the urge for a Michael Phelps joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I quite like how it works at the moment - where each post stands on its own merits we don't have anybody who posts rubbish on purpose, or to mislead, so is there any value in such a system? Networking sites have problems with members maliciously down rating other members, so would this just be something else the mods are going to have to add to their 'to do' list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I quite like how it works at the moment - where each post stands on its own merits I agree I think this type of system would just cause unnecessary competition. We're all here to help each other, right? It's not about competition, is it? I've also seen other boards where a member will offer a suggestion to resolve the problem and then immediately start reminding the OP to 'Rep' them. Then, if they don't get their reputation boosted, they start whining about it. It tends to get a little pathetic after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 You guys raise some good points here - I must admit, I didn't think of it like that I can understand about people whining about not getted "repped" and it reminds me of the feedback ratings on eBay now that your mention it. - I can see how this would become rather pathetic. Thanks guys, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Rating systems are overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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