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Griff · 10-29-2012, 11:54 AM

I'm with im on this. There are individuals here who post a fair amount of dreck and occasional irreplaceable brilliant insight. Would they keep posting if they got slapped down 9 of 10 posts? I'm willing to wade through the flotsam.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2012, 04:32 PM

Agree.

jimhelm · 10-29-2012, 05:53 PM

I bet you wish you could have just hit a little + sign huh?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2012, 06:13 PM

No, that's like whistling at a chick hitchhiking, while you blow by at 65.

infinite monkey · 10-29-2012, 07:05 PM

Yes,it is like that.

Griff · 10-29-2012, 07:08 PM

Not that Bruce ever passed by a chick hitch hiking.

sexobon · 12-02-2012, 04:03 PM

Should we dispense with annual moderators elections and just hold special elections if a moderator resigns, is impeached, banned; or, kicks the bucket?

I realize that some may like having elections to gauge their relative popularity even though they're not at all likely to change the status quo; but, the competition seems to detract from the spirit of the holiday season.

glatt · 12-02-2012, 04:34 PM

I think the elections are good. People should have a choice.

The job has been a lot easier since UT changed the sign up procedure.

sexobon · 12-02-2012, 05:11 PM

Yeahbut, UT's getting up in years and sometimes forgets to get the ball rolling in a timely fashion. After elections, he forgets to update moderators' names in the Cellar introduction. I think he just gets a tad overwhelmed what with the holiday season and all.

Perhaps we should at least move the elections then. How about April 1st?

What say the wolf lady?

BigV · 12-02-2012, 06:35 PM

April first is fitting.

who you calling a lady!?

SamIam · 12-02-2012, 07:07 PM

I like April 1, too.

Getting back to the "ratings" thing:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

I'm with im on this. There are individuals here who post a fair amount of dreck and occasional irreplaceable brilliant insight. Would they keep posting if they got slapped down 9 of 10 posts? I'm willing to wade through the flotsam.

One of the other forums I visit has a "Thanks" feature (for your incredibly useful, insightful, whatever) post. The names of the people thanking the poster are shown below the post. Naturally, there's always a gang of the usual suspects who thank each other, but if someone posts something really good, I'll notice all the "Thanks" beneath and decide to read it to see what all the fuss is about. It's a very large forum, and the "Thanks" help seperate the wheat from the chaff.

While the Cellar is nowhere near as large as this other place, I can still see where a thanks/plus system might be helpful here and even kind of fun. I don't get discouraged from posting on that other forum if my every word is not greeted with universal acclaim, and no one else does either. It's no different really from starting a thread and seeing if you get any bites. Sometimes you do - sometimes you don't - no biggie.

Rep points are kind of fun, too. The system I'm familiar with lets you give other posters rep points for a really great post, but the rep points are added to the username field rather than the post itself. If you want to make a comment along with your rep point, it gets sent to whoever made the post as a pm, but the rest of the board doesn't see the personal comment or even who it was that awarded the points.

I think either or both of the above might be interesting to try. We could have rep points and/or "Thanks" for a given trial period and then everyone could vote if we want to keep them or not.

infinite monkey · 12-02-2012, 07:11 PM

I am still with griff who was with im.

Rating of any kind is extraneous and distracting. What's all the fuss about? Usually much ado about nuttin' (see merc wtf.)

SamIam · 12-02-2012, 07:42 PM

Yeah, but you and griff could be thanking each other and giving one another rep points for these very posts and no one could thank me, never mind giving me rep points and that would prove YOU are the ones who truely understand the Cellar gestalt if only we had a rep point system.

sexobon · 12-02-2012, 08:10 PM

Sam, can users there turn these features on and off themselves as we can do with some of our post displays?

[User Control Panel>Settings & Options>Edit Options>Thread Display Options>Visible Post Elements>Signatures, Avatars, Images.]

ZenGum · 12-02-2012, 08:12 PM

Jim's sockpuppets would be thanking him all the time!

10-29-2012, 11:54 AM	#1726
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm with im on this. There are individuals here who post a fair amount of dreck and occasional irreplaceable brilliant insight. Would they keep posting if they got slapped down 9 of 10 posts? I'm willing to wade through the flotsam. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-29-2012, 04:32 PM	#1727
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Agree. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2012, 05:53 PM	#1728
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I bet you wish you could have just hit a little + sign huh? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

10-29-2012, 06:13 PM	#1729
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, that's like whistling at a chick hitchhiking, while you blow by at 65. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2012, 07:08 PM	#1731
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Not that Bruce ever passed by a chick hitch hiking. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-29-2012, 07:05 PM	#1730
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Yes,it is like that.

12-02-2012, 04:03 PM	#1732
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Should we dispense with annual moderators elections and just hold special elections if a moderator resigns, is impeached, banned; or, kicks the bucket? I realize that some may like having elections to gauge their relative popularity even though they're not at all likely to change the status quo; but, the competition seems to detract from the spirit of the holiday season.

12-02-2012, 04:34 PM	#1733
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think the elections are good. People should have a choice. The job has been a lot easier since UT changed the sign up procedure.

12-02-2012, 05:11 PM	#1734
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Yeahbut, UT's getting up in years and sometimes forgets to get the ball rolling in a timely fashion. After elections, he forgets to update moderators' names in the Cellar introduction. I think he just gets a tad overwhelmed what with the holiday season and all. Perhaps we should at least move the elections then. How about April 1st? What say the wolf lady?

12-02-2012, 06:35 PM	#1735
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	April first is fitting. who you calling a lady!? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-02-2012, 07:11 PM	#1737
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I am still with griff who was with im. Rating of any kind is extraneous and distracting. What's all the fuss about? Usually much ado about nuttin' (see merc wtf.)

12-02-2012, 07:42 PM	#1738
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Yeah, but you and griff could be thanking each other and giving one another rep points for these very posts and no one could thank me, never mind giving me rep points and that would prove YOU are the ones who truely understand the Cellar gestalt if only we had a rep point system. Last edited by SamIam; 12-02-2012 at 07:53 PM.

12-02-2012, 08:10 PM	#1739
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Sam, can users there turn these features on and off themselves as we can do with some of our post displays? [User Control Panel>Settings & Options>Edit Options>Thread Display Options>Visible Post Elements>Signatures, Avatars, Images.]

12-02-2012, 08:12 PM	#1740
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Jim's sockpuppets would be thanking him all the time! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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