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Post by fotofrank on Jan 3, 2020 18:19:55 GMT
I am truly going to agree with a Maurice -"The quantity of posts is not an indicator of substantial quality." I would even go further and say of any quality.
If you need/want to change the ranking, add in what else the individual does on this forum - i.e. Judge, Creative Effects contributor, Endless possibilities.
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Post by Lillias on Jan 3, 2020 19:37:28 GMT
I do agree that it is important that any Mods or Admins on a forum be easily identified.
Rankings aren’t something I can get worked up about, sorry.
I will go along with whatever our Admins decide if it is felt that change is necessary.
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Post by whippet on Jan 3, 2020 20:39:42 GMT
If a member asks a question, a response from a ' Senior Contributor' can be interpreted as having more credibility than one from a ' Casual Forum Member'. And I am here, proving that it is not always the case.  I am not interested in 'rankings' - except admin and mods. But, I must admit that I do like to see members' locations. It is nice to know that this forum spreads almost as far north we can go, to as far south.  |
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Post by srmoment on Jan 4, 2020 0:22:31 GMT
I'm just posting to see what kind of contributor I am.....having been with this site from its conception....
I too like to see someone's name and location if that person is cool with that......
OMG I'm known - I'll be checking my doorstep for the cops......I'm outa here......see you later....maybe
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Post by blackmutt on Jan 4, 2020 2:01:49 GMT
Number of posts works for me. I know I once commented on the “like” button. As I am not a fan of the Facebook world of likes etc. I tend to be somewhat skimpy on mike “likes”
Just rambling. But thanks to those who work so hard on this forum
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Post by blackmutt on Jan 4, 2020 2:07:48 GMT
I'm just posting to see what kind of contributor I am.....having been with this site from its conception.... I too like to see someone's name and location if that person is cool with that...... OMG I'm known - I'll be checking my doorstep for the cops......I'm outa here......see you later....maybe By Pat. See you soon I hope. If not send us your new “home address” 😩🚔 |
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Post by Andy on Jan 6, 2020 0:17:44 GMT
Thanks everyone for your feedback. Let me try and address a few of the comments:
- Much of what we can and can't do is controlled by the ProBoards forum software. We are not able to:
- Have stars without forum ranks
- Have rankings controlled by anything other than post count
- Implement a system where member's contributions can be marked as "helpful" by other members
- Regarding location and names, this is entirely under the control of our members. Each of you can choose to include a location and real name in your profile - or not. It is entirely up to you. As admins, we will never share personal information of forum members.
I don't see us getting rid of the forum ranks. Tom posted my thoughts on the potential value of them earlier in this thread. We will continue to look for better names.
Thank you for your input and your continued support of this forum.
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Post by mrdcambs on Jan 8, 2020 13:40:35 GMT
The frequency of contribution may be misleading? If a User submits 10 requests for help, is he/she given the same number of
stars as someone who provides answers to those requests? Is there a way of distinguishing between those who just ask for
help and those who actually do help?
Mike - UK
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jan 8, 2020 17:30:10 GMT
mrdcambs Mike, Thanks. That's a valid comment for sure. I am not an admin, but managing that would be impossible. Clive
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Post by Andy on Jan 17, 2020 23:31:17 GMT
After taking into consideration the feedback we received here and elsewhere, and working within the limitations of the ProBoards forum software, the admins decided on the following member ranks, which you will all see in place now. We also decided to do away with the multi-colored stars and settle on one color. The different colors didn't mean anything different that the rank and number of stars, so we didn't feel they added anything. Why dark blue? ProBoards only allows so many colors, and the dark blue choice stands out better than the other. Thank you for your continued support of our forum!
New Forum Member
Junior Forum Member
Established Forum Member
Senior Forum Member
Senior Contributor
Administrator
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Post by Sydney on Jan 18, 2020 0:18:12 GMT
I think those are a good choice for the new ranks Andy and I like how the stars stand out with the blue.
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Post by tonyw on Jan 18, 2020 3:02:51 GMT
I see I’m now a Member of the Establishment Sounds better than just being Known... Tony |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jan 18, 2020 3:08:25 GMT
Thanks Andy and all admins who made this happen.
The decision looks good.
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Post by Peterj on Jan 18, 2020 3:10:58 GMT
Well the senior label defines me twice!
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Post by Sydney on Jan 18, 2020 3:39:25 GMT
Well the senior label defines me twice! Haha, I had to think that one through a couple of times before the penny dropped! |
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