How about this???
#11
Notorious Thread Editor
Yeah that would be good for selling/buying process but I am more talking about having a bar system in place that if you help someone with something or do a write up on something useful, any member can go into your profile and give you "rep" points and the bar would increase as you gain points. Something along those lines to help with the everyday posting / question asking and answering.
#14
Administrator
EDIT- Sorry if this post offends anyone (if you read this, you will know who you are). I was merely needing an example of stuff that boosts post count but does not help anyone looking for an answer to a specific problem.
Last edited by Lenn; 05-18-2009 at 09:58 AM.
#15
Senior Member
We have found that the reputation function that can be implemented ends up being abused a lot of the time and does turn into a popularity contest and can cause problems more than it helps.
#17
We'd do it
iTrader: (1)
I agree with this, too. However, you don't know the intentions of the person seeking help. It does not seem like this site has the kind of traffic that are the "ding, dong, ditch" kinda people. Yes they do exist here but for the most part, those who seek help searched Google for an answer and it lead them here. I know that I was one of those people. And as for the people who are "actual users and visit often", we know who to PM for specific topics of help that we need. I know that if I have an instrument cluster bulb go out, I can PM Bucko who has replaced his. If I have trouble with my (future) tuner, I can PM Obusnizzle or Sin cause they are the gods of tuners.
People who are new to this site should have some way of recognizing the people that are contributors and knowledgeable from the people who come on here to post about being stuck in thier front yard or that they did a burnout until they ran out of road.
EDIT- Sorry if this post offends anyone (if you read this, you will know who you are). I was merely needing an example of stuff that boosts post count but does not help anyone looking for an answer to a specific problem.
EDIT- Sorry if this post offends anyone (if you read this, you will know who you are). I was merely needing an example of stuff that boosts post count but does not help anyone looking for an answer to a specific problem.
#18
Notorious Thread Editor
I agree with this, too. However, you don't know the intentions of the person seeking help. It does not seem like this site has the kind of traffic that are the "ding, dong, ditch" kinda people. Yes they do exist here but for the most part, those who seek help searched Google for an answer and it lead them here. I know that I was one of those people. And as for the people who are "actual users and visit often", we know who to PM for specific topics of help that we need. I know that if I have an instrument cluster bulb go out, I can PM Bucko who has replaced his. If I have trouble with my (future) tuner, I can PM Obusnizzle or Sin cause they are the gods of tuners. People who are new to this site should have some way of recognizing the people that are contributors and knowledgeable from the people who come on here to post about being stuck in thier front yard or that they did a burnout until they ran out of road.
EDIT- Sorry if this post offends anyone (if you read this, you will know who you are). I was merely needing an example of stuff that boosts post count but does not help anyone looking for an answer to a specific problem.