BKF new feature - Experience for points/levels/ratings

[laz]

AngelinaCatHub:

I hear your concern and appreciate your input about this new feature.

I do think its exaggerating to say it will kill the forum. Anyway, I would like to run it for a month and then will evaluate its effects.

I think it can be a fun thing which may discourage lurking and encourage more contributing.

We'll see.

[AngelinaCatHub]

You asked

The new Points and Level ratings is a new feature which calculates activity and experience score for every user based on their activities on the forum. Until now we were judging member activity solely based on the post count. However, there are many other parameters which define valuable members. So some are not valuable and others are?

Are the postings the user creates helpful? Helpful? Who is to decide this? We do our best.

Are his/her threads frequently read? Does the user participate on the community by posting pictures, attachments, leaving visitor messages, tagging threads? How can the user's activity be compared to others? Again, pitting one against another. This is NOT a contest. We who are here to help are those who have been helped. I don't want any prizes other than the feeling of aid to others whom I feel I may have helped.

Those are some of the things this new feature tries to tackle. There are also some fun things user get such as awards and achievements. Drop me out of that idea. 'Hub

[nc73]

I don't pay much attention to the points, but I did wonder what it was about. I think it's useful for a few but the masses wouldn't care. I don't see it causing any problems.

[AngelinaCatHub]

Laz:

In all due respect I disagree with your graphs. Many times we who have good advice, but also posts good copy/pastes from elsewhere, may be looked at in the pictorial graph you have inflicted. Then we're passed by when in fact we just may have the key to that person's problem.

It in effect will kill off many posters/lookers who would otherwise read and judge for themselves. You are rating posters who do their best, but then you also are pitting one against another.

I STRONGLY disagree with this "feature". It will kill your forum, IMO. 'Hub

Another observation, is that these 'so-called' "points" now make it a competition for "points" rather than attempts at legitimately helping those who need this aid. I am not here for a "GAME", but here to contribute and pay back to those who helped me through my own hell. This will do nothing for me to come back and "compete" for so called 'Points'. I REALLY feel strongly against this "feature". 'Hub

[laz]

Hi mm ya unfortunately I don't post in public sections as often as I'd like.... partly because nowadays we have so many knowledgeable members ready to answer every question. I'm primarily concerned with the technical side of BKF.

The new Points and Level ratings is a new feature which calculates activity and experience score for every user based on their activities on the forum. Until now we were judging member activity solely based on the post count. However, there are many other parameters which define valuable members. Are the postings the user creates helpful? Are his/her threads frequently read? Does the user participate on the community by posting pictures, attachments, leaving visitor messages, tagging threads? How can the user's activity be compared to others? Those are some of the things this new feature tries to tackle. There are also some fun things user get such as awards and achievements.

[WhatMoney]

Wow, a message from the Chief himself. Thanks for the efforts getting the new board back to normal.

Laz, can you explain or point us to the explanation of the new Points and Level ratings sometime? You are the point leader here, does the owner get a big bonus?