eXarc
Trakanon Raider
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The Problem
Let's address the problem first of all.
It's a system that is now completely abusable, but worst of all actually means nothing. At least, not anymore. I, and I assume others, did care about nets (not in a diehard manner, mostly because I wouldn't have been rustled if I went neg but I don't find myself to be that kind of poster the idea never bothered me much) because it gives a simple, single glance display of how many people positively react to the person's posts in general; therefore leading me to read their current post(s) in a respective light while always taking it with a grain of salt since, well...the RR/FoH community has never had a high reputation for always having a legitimate reason to neg someone, I'm sure you all know what I mean here. The problem is now that grain of salt has turned into a huge fucking barrel on both the positive and negative side. Not even really single handedly due to a free +nets thread (which, I think is an awesome idea because it only happens once a year and gives people who legitimately want to become better posters a chance to redeem themselves without fear of being smashed into the ground immediately - this promotes better posting, thus a better board and community) but also because the moderation is absolutely fucking ridiculous. How about asking and offering solutions before wiping nets completely clean of some posters and not others without explanation, giving nets for no reason and taking them away, threatening to delete the system completely without even giving it a chance to see what happens *after* an event like NetsMas, etc. etc.
The Solution
Personally, I like theideaof nets. Really, I like the idea of a system that rewards good posting/posters and punishes (but not to the point of oblivion where their posts can't even be seen anymore - completely terrible mechanic) bad posting/posters. I also like the idea of 'friend' nets, for instance I just gave some nets for having good taste in music, or making a post with something genuinely nice - so I rep 'em for it, even if the post isn't incredibly informative with inside info of MMOs or some very well thought out & mature post in the politics thread, for instance. Basically, Lost Ranger summed it all up with this post in the 'should we remove nets?' thread.
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New System Rewards & Positive Posting Incentives
I also like the idea of 'nets' or whatever positivity is given being able to be used for cosmetic stuff like custom avatars, user titles, name colors, etc. but even a system with REAL rewards with say, a free video game (for a extremely high level of positivity or maybe a sustained positive ranking - as in, this guy has posted phenomenally and has over *whatever, +100 'nets', let's say*, now he's eligible to exchange some of those nets as raffle tickets to put in with other great posters for a chance to win a video game. We can take donations and all the extra beta keys, games we give away as well as all the other random stuff this elite community is blessed with and pool it into a nice jackpot kind of thing.
I, personally, am willing to donate money as well as rewards like video games, beta keys, etc. as mentioned above to have a proper system implemented and functional that isthoroughly and fairly moderated, no fucking excuse. No favoritism and no blind hating into negativity. Period.
Implementation
I am also personally willing to donate or do actual work in whatever capacity to make a sytem like this happen. I mean this in a literal, between the lines and dealing with vBulletin sense. I don't know how to code or anything, but whatever I could possible do to make a system like this integrated into our boards I'll pitch in for - anyone else?
I'm tired of watching this board that is supposed to be comprised of elite and mature individuals go back and forth like a bunch of children over this shit, especially when it has potential to be something really fucking awesome. This is a shot to make things right.
Let's address the problem first of all.
It's a system that is now completely abusable, but worst of all actually means nothing. At least, not anymore. I, and I assume others, did care about nets (not in a diehard manner, mostly because I wouldn't have been rustled if I went neg but I don't find myself to be that kind of poster the idea never bothered me much) because it gives a simple, single glance display of how many people positively react to the person's posts in general; therefore leading me to read their current post(s) in a respective light while always taking it with a grain of salt since, well...the RR/FoH community has never had a high reputation for always having a legitimate reason to neg someone, I'm sure you all know what I mean here. The problem is now that grain of salt has turned into a huge fucking barrel on both the positive and negative side. Not even really single handedly due to a free +nets thread (which, I think is an awesome idea because it only happens once a year and gives people who legitimately want to become better posters a chance to redeem themselves without fear of being smashed into the ground immediately - this promotes better posting, thus a better board and community) but also because the moderation is absolutely fucking ridiculous. How about asking and offering solutions before wiping nets completely clean of some posters and not others without explanation, giving nets for no reason and taking them away, threatening to delete the system completely without even giving it a chance to see what happens *after* an event like NetsMas, etc. etc.
The Solution
Personally, I like theideaof nets. Really, I like the idea of a system that rewards good posting/posters and punishes (but not to the point of oblivion where their posts can't even be seen anymore - completely terrible mechanic) bad posting/posters. I also like the idea of 'friend' nets, for instance I just gave some nets for having good taste in music, or making a post with something genuinely nice - so I rep 'em for it, even if the post isn't incredibly informative with inside info of MMOs or some very well thought out & mature post in the politics thread, for instance. Basically, Lost Ranger summed it all up with this post in the 'should we remove nets?' thread.
Here -
That is one sound solution to the problem, and is one I support along with a bonus reward program posted underneath. Feel free to post your own logical solutions, or voice your support/criticism for the solution presented at hand.
New System Rewards & Positive Posting Incentives
I also like the idea of 'nets' or whatever positivity is given being able to be used for cosmetic stuff like custom avatars, user titles, name colors, etc. but even a system with REAL rewards with say, a free video game (for a extremely high level of positivity or maybe a sustained positive ranking - as in, this guy has posted phenomenally and has over *whatever, +100 'nets', let's say*, now he's eligible to exchange some of those nets as raffle tickets to put in with other great posters for a chance to win a video game. We can take donations and all the extra beta keys, games we give away as well as all the other random stuff this elite community is blessed with and pool it into a nice jackpot kind of thing.
I, personally, am willing to donate money as well as rewards like video games, beta keys, etc. as mentioned above to have a proper system implemented and functional that isthoroughly and fairly moderated, no fucking excuse. No favoritism and no blind hating into negativity. Period.
Implementation
I am also personally willing to donate or do actual work in whatever capacity to make a sytem like this happen. I mean this in a literal, between the lines and dealing with vBulletin sense. I don't know how to code or anything, but whatever I could possible do to make a system like this integrated into our boards I'll pitch in for - anyone else?
I'm tired of watching this board that is supposed to be comprised of elite and mature individuals go back and forth like a bunch of children over this shit, especially when it has potential to be something really fucking awesome. This is a shot to make things right.
