RE: Muffins - or Do we want a rating system???

[moderator1]

 
Well, this will be the first of many polls taken.  
 
 On the former (Snitz) board participants acquired a pop up icon depending on the number of posts they made.  As I remember it:
 
 51-99 posts: One Pop Up (Tan)
 100-249 posts: Two Pop Ups (Blue)
 250-499 posts: Three Pop Ups (Orange)
 500-999 posts: Four Pop Ups (Red)
 1000+ posts: Five Pop Up (Green)
 
 
 This board does have the capibility of such a system.  So, do we want the rating system back?

[NightOwl]

 moderator1
my thinking on this is that people sometimes feel intimidated about making their first post when they see that others have a lot of posts.  And just indicating the date we joined is really enough information about how long we have been around or how active we have been.  Seems like having no numbers and no icons gives us a more level playing field and takes away the emphasis from  something which is really not at all important in the grand scheme of things.
 
 Now having said that, if there are those who are in love with numbers and icons, I am NOT going to complain if our counting system  is kept.

[birol]

 moderator1
I say " yey"  for the rating system.
 
 I hope I won t be the only one, if I am , oh well, I won t complain if we don t keep it.
 
 
 Birol
 
 

[birol]

 moderator1
Oh, great, I had to type my choice instead of voting. Shows how smart I really am
 
 
 Birol

[Starcraft Dad]

 moderator1
The PU rating did have some fun to it, but in respect it also did lead to some unecesary posts, of which YES I was guilty of also.[]

[Horscampr]

 moderator1
I thought the little popups you got underneath your name were actually quite cute.  I wouldn t mind having something like that again, but on the other hand, having a rating system DOES encourage a lot of weird and goofy, one or two worded posts.
 
 I guess it really does not matter to me.  I will be happy with the forum one way or the other.
 
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[Jo Ann]

 moderator1
but ya know it was fun getting your first camper and then getting your next...i liked it myself....[]

[campingcop]

 moderator1
I don t care one way or the other, I liked the little campers but can live without them.
 
 for all you oldtimers rember the race for the stars and the strange and not very camping related post to get a star

[Cudaman]

 campingcop
Why rate???
 Who are we competing against?  Information is free.  Use it or don t use it.
 

[Turn Key]

 moderator1
It was fun on the old board and I wouldn t mind it here.  If others are bothered by this I would rather err on the safe side so that all can be happy and comfortable here.  It s just not that important and we all know who has the " busy fingers"  any way[]!

[Popupper]

 moderator1
I think they were abused on the last boards and would add no real value to the new boards.
 Bruce

[ForestCreature]

 moderator1
[font=" Papyrus" ] How about everyone get 1 little Pup up under their name(except for me, I get a little Aliner[]), just for being here with no additional ones added with the amount of posts?[/font][]

[Red neff Barchetta]

 moderator1
I personally don t care either way, but I too know that some people did feel intimidated when they switched from " lurker"  to " newbie" .  I would hate for anyone to not feel comfortable getting started posting here, especially when they spent money to join this site.
 
 Edit;  In fact, just looking at this post I noticed " Charter Member"  under my user name and a year from now that will be not given to new members I imagine.  " Charter Member"  and 12 " muffins"  for example, could come off as a little too pretentious.
 
 Well, looking over my post I guess I do have an opinion regarding muffins, lol.

[Red neff Barchetta]

 moderator1
Wow!  Now " Charter Member"  is missing from everyone in this thread!  We are all " undefined" .  My words turned into action I guess, ha!
 
 Edit;  Alright now!  Who s messing around, lol?  Now " Charter Member"  is back!
 I guess I ll put down this joint, pour out the " moonshine" , and step away from the computer for a while, ha.  That was weird!

[NightOwl]

 Cudaman
Red neff Barchetta
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  RE: Muffins - or Do we want a rating...ÿ(Direct reply to moderator1)ÿ    
          
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 ... I too know that some people did feel intimidated when they switched from " lurker"  to " newbie" . I would hate for anyone to not feel comfortable getting started posting here, especially when they spent money to join this site.
 
 
 Well, looking over my post I guess I do have an opinion regarding muffins, lol.
 < Message edited by Red neff Barchetta -- 1/5/2003 11:59:41 AM >
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ORIGINAL:  Cudaman
 
 Why rate???
 Who are we competing against?  Information is free.  Use it or don t use it.
 
 

 
 The two posts quoted here express perfectly why some of us are not in favor of a " rating system"    I d really love this kind of competition to depart from the board completely , and truly believe  a rating system  might discourage new or shy members from joining in fully--at least for awhile.
 
 As to names like " Charter Member< "  I am not sure.  Perhaps it would be enough to keep the dates we  joined and let it go at that?   The more equal we all are, the more warm and welcome new members will feel.
 
 New members  are the lifeblood of any good net forum if it wants to remain fresh and strong.   (I already know how gene feels about The Planning Room, how fond Jeffrey is of nametags,  the adventures of  Tracy s dead horse [],  how Carol loves " Poppy"  and  her horse, what drum my sister Toni marches/dances to, how Al likes to eat, and how Bikolee feels about eminem.)   What I want to learn  now is how newer people feel about things.