Community Ranking - Page 2

Cleoriff · ‎12-06-2013

Now I possibly am going to be shot down in flames for this post but it really is a general concern of mine.

This business of 'going up the ranks' on the number of posts you make (irrespective of content) seems weird to me.

I will willingly use myself as an example. I have posted a lot of stuff, always questions, because I know very little about smartphones. I have also started a few discussions. However, I have only 'helped' a couple of folk with my limited knowledge, so it seems wrong somehow that I should now be classed as Talented (Rank 😎 primarily as newbies may be of the opinion I have a wealth of knowledge of smartphones (hahaha..can hardly breathe for laughing!)

On the other hand people like Jonsie, Perksie, Opium , Bambino, MI5, Papadug, Gillfankskev, stuart1983, Liquid, adamtempo etc etc (apologies if I left anyone out!) fully deserve their rankings because of their knowledge and willingness to share it.

I have no idea how it could be changed, if at all but I personally feel its not justified for folk like me to move up the ranks just because I gab a lot

An example of what I mean is this...if you took 100 tests in a car and failed every test.. would you be a better driver than someone who took it once, and passed? Just saying....

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adamtemp64 · ‎12-06-2013

@jonsie

Could not have put it better

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perksie · ‎12-06-2013

@jonsie wrote:
When the idea of rankings and kudos was first raised during the testing of the new forum in beta, every one of those invited to participate were against the proposals but our views were discarded due to the 'vision' of the forum designers.

Our opinions were asked for but very little of what we suggested was implemented.

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Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

Yeah like being helpful & stuff but doesn't bother me if we have ranks or not, don't really pay attention to them lol

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

Its always nice to move up the ranks as your knowledge grows

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

Knowledge is power ha ha(not)

Bambino · ‎12-06-2013

I have seen people post literally thousands of posts, just so they can move up the rankings. Thousands. The ranks mean absolutely nothing. What counts is if you can help someone. It's really all that does count.

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Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

Or post rants that get lots of kudos

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

@Bambino wrote:
I have seen people post literally thousands of posts, just so they can move up the rankings. Thousands. The ranks mean absolutely nothing. What counts is if you can help someone. It's really all that does count.

Surely that's why it uses solutions as well

Anonymous · ‎12-06-2013

The solutions help others also not just regular users

Cleoriff · ‎12-06-2013

@Anonymous wrote:
Its always nice to move up the ranks as your knowledge grows

See that comment in some way, is the point I was making i.e. 'as your knowledge grows'... NOT move up due to the posts you make. I know it would be nigh impossible to 'measure' your knowledge but it seems silly that I could, in theory, respond to EVERY reply posted by an expert by saying 'I agree with so and so' and then, by gawd, I would shoot up the rankings!!!

I just think it gives a false perspective of your knowledge base related to phones, broadband etc etc

If I refer back to my original post, I made the comparison that someone who takes their driving test 100 times and FAILS is not classed as a better driver than someone who takes it only once

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