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barelynangel -> RE: This is your chance, speak now or forever hold your peace! :) (9/11/2011 7:45:31 AM)
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Hi Treasure,
I don't think any sort of ranking concept per person is necessary for this board but more so i honestly don't believe people would use it in the way it should work, they would instead make it personal and a popularity contest as to whom can get their friends "validation" rating up high so they are all considered good advisers and can use it to act as if their advise is more than someone's they don't like. Sorry but that is what i see many of the regulars using such a system because that is what seems to happen now in threads when bandwagons start etc and the little crowds who run into threads to join the ruckus.
To me, you also can't rank PEOPLE as advisers on a message board like this because of the anomity, all that is given on this board is opinions. I realize people want and need validation but if that is the case then the nicknames should be deleted and only real information about the people used -- that is what newbies need -- not anonymous nicknames on a message board like this.
Now, i could see POSTS having a ranking system but not posters. Let the newbies draw their own conclusions by seeing the rankings of posts. We shouldn't have to point it out the popularity of anyone whether its a friend popularity or a knowledge popularity, that to me is too much like hey listen to this person but not someone else. If we want this to become a professional website for advise then it should be noted as such.
This way, when people read a thread and read a specific post, they can see if people like the actual post and it would have nothing to do with the POSTER hopefully. I also believe posters on these boards would shove in newbies faces how dare they disregard such an "starred" adviser on this board and agree with someone else. It happens NOW.
Based on anomity, i don't believe any poster here is more or less knowledgeable, more informed etc, we are all here simply giving opinions. However, certain posts can be looked at with a majority thought this opinion was good and it's something to consider, NOT ranking the poster but ranking the individual posts and allowing the newbies to be able to draw their own conclusions if they wished.
This will i think put the pressure on the posters to give good posts -- rather than having validation as an anonymous nickname on an anonymous message board.
And if the threads become one wherein people believe it would be a good thread for newbies to read beause of the posts that have been given good rankings, then throw it up into the FAQ. Also, i think ranking the poster based on posts would not be an equal concept as many people simply post more than others and so based on that proportioning of course some posters will "seem" like they have more ranking but instead all they do is post more so they have a higher percentage of posting "good" advise at some point, versus someone who doesn't post a lot and so they seem based on the ranking to be less of a good adviser.
Ranking individual posts yes, giving credit for that to the posters in some validation concept --- no, there are too many variables that would not make that "validation credit for good advice" accurate. I also believe newbies should be allowed to make their own conclusions. We can give them certain information -- such as show them how posts are ranked but i think they need to be able to make their own decision as to whom they see as good advisers.
Hope this makes sense, i am working on coffee.
angel
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