Come up with New Ranks!

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Originally Posted by peggygee

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Originally Posted by spedius

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Originally Posted by Legend

Honestly does anybody really think i'm a CTE probably not and i can think of other guys who shouldn't even have that CTE title based on their post not saying all my post are deep i don't argue with people just to get my post count up or post non-stop threads about sample clips.If we are gonna really buy into that title system then it should reflect each individuality persona.But i do agree with you titles should be earned and not becuase of their post count.

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Hi Legend,

Point taken, but can you think, realistically, what other criteria any kind of ranking system could be based on. Furthermore, who would manage it impartially and judge which member deserved to be rewarded or punished?

Please think before you answer. You could very well end up writing your way into a job offer.

Spedius

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Peer review is often used in conferring advanced
degrees in academia.

Peer review
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review

For other uses, see Peer review (disambiguation).

Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic
fields) is a process of subjecting an author's scholarly
work or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts
in the field. It is used primarily by editors to select and
to screen submitted manuscripts, and by funding agencies,
to decide the awarding of grants.

The peer review process aims to make authors meet the
standards of their discipline, and of science in general.
Publications and awards that have not undergone peer review
are likely to be regarded with suspicion by scholars and professionals
in many fields. Even refereed journals, however, can contain errors.

Of course we here at HA aren't talking about scholarly
contributions, but rather how has a member
contributed to the betterment of the forum, and the
transcommunity.

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Thank you for your continued efforts to educate us peasants, Peggy.

While it sounds like a good idea (a rating system based on content, not just quantity), who would have the arduous task of reviewing each members posts and designating accordingly? Are you volunteering?

Maybe we should just have exams...

Hi Peggy,

Many thanks for your valued input.

Your mention of peer review sparked off something in my memory.

I've seen, on other forums, an accolade (points) system where the merit, or lack thereof, of a particular post is decided on by the other members. They then, individually, award an exalt (+1 point) or smite (-1 point) to the poster.

Like all systems, it's open to abuse by those members who are conducting vendettas against other members. But it is an alternative to the present system.

It could also be considered as "thinking outside the box".

What do you think?

Spedius

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Originally Posted by spedius

Hi Peggy,

Many thanks for your valued input.

Your mention of peer review sparked off something in my memory.

I've seen, on other forums, an accolade (points) system where the merit, or lack thereof, of a particular post is decided on by the other members. They then, individually, award an exalt (+1 point) or smite (-1 point) to the poster.

Like all systems, it's open to abuse by those members who are conducting vendettas against other members. But it is an alternative to the present system.

It could also be considered as "thinking outside the box".

What do you think?

Spedius

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That would be a disaster on this board. I run an SMF forum with that system, and it only works in an environment that isn't volatile.

We should be realistic about this forum. We just can't get too complicated. The mods can barely control all the craziness here now. It would be nice to have titles that truly mean something, but I don't think it can be done with this forum.

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Originally Posted by spedius

I've seen, on other forums, an accolade (points) system where the merit, or lack thereof, of a particular post is decided on by the other members. They then, individually, award an exalt (+1 point) or smite (-1 point) to the poster.

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It would never work, not least in the Politics Forum where we'd end up smiting each other to hell all day long. But I do think though that the CTE designation is limited and agree that it doesn't reflect the quality of the posts. Also, I agree that something without the word Tranny in it might be seen as preferable.

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Originally Posted by chefmike

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Originally Posted by LG

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Originally Posted by spedius

I've seen, on other forums, an accolade (points) system where the merit, or lack thereof, of a particular post is decided on by the other members. They then, individually, award an exalt (+1 point) or smite (-1 point) to the poster.

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It would never work, not least in the Politics Forum where we'd end up smiting each other to hell all day long.

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My lord, the way this forum is, everyone here would have a negative points total!

We tried the point thing for a very brief period. It was amusing, to say the least.