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Geek Culture / idea for recognizing helpful users on forum

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Phaelax
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 19:14
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Over at a car forum I use regularly, you can "thank" someone's post and their profile shows how many times a person has been thanked. Think of it like a FB "like" button. So if there's a discussion about solving a problem, you can thank the person who finally comes up with the answer.

I'm not saying have an automated system where 100 thanks gets you this badge or that, because then I think the system could get abused. But it might help out mods when deciding a person's achievements towards a new badge or something.

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TheComet
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 19:20
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I second this.

And while we're on the subject of forum improvements, I wouldn't mind a PM system. There are still users here who don't have an e-mail, or just give everyone a junk e-mail and don't ever look at it.

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Blobby 101
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 20:04
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That has been talked about so many times before Comet, I'm pretty sure it's not happening. Jeku and the team have their reasons.

But I too think a thank button would be a great idea, it could just go on the bar under a post where the profile etc buttons are.

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bruce3371
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 21:51
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I agree, a thank button would be a nice feature. There's so many people who have helped me out, I've often thought it would be nice to have some way of thanking a helpfull post, and for a score to be kept of how many thanks a user gets.

It would be a nice, informal way of acknowledging helpfull users, alongside the more formal badges system...

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MrValentine
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 22:58
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It would spawn the common use of 'And Please, do not forget to thank me' but I third this! [will give me another tag line to add to a banner lol]

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ionstream
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 23:00
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I've been on forums like this. People get pretty indignant when you don't hit the thanks button and usually have something in their signature like "IF I HELPED YOU PRESS THANKS!!!" My vote is to just help for helping's sake.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 16th Oct 2012 23:18
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I think what the forum equivalent here should be is an icon of a cow and the more times that cow has been petted the more helpful that user has been?

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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 17th Oct 2012 00:08
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PM system = encryption + posting competition

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swissolo
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Posted: 17th Oct 2012 00:11
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Someone could just kindly set it up themselves. Stick an image in your sig that directs to a website with the counter. Meanwhile, link the image so each time it's clicked the count increases by one.

Of course, I don't know if I would support a thank button because it feels a bit like clutter to me. It could be nice.

Quote: "And while we're on the subject of forum improvements, I wouldn't mind a PM system. There are still users here who don't have an e-mail, or just give everyone a junk e-mail and don't ever look at it."

Seems the mods have a pretty strong feeling that forums are designed to be public. (Unless you're joking of course )

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