Ideas for tweaking the point/request system

[mindflipper]

If I could tweak anything, would be some kind of restriction on new users from being able to post links in their postings. Maybe after their first 20-30 posts. It would eliminate the spam-link people who create an account just to post links to other sites/porno sites/whatever.

[Jacca5660]

I have a great Idea....I'll just program the music!!! You can just call me "KING JACCA!!"

[MmeLeota]

I have a great Idea....I'll just program the music!!! You can just call me "KING JACCA!!"

Oh No!!! It'll be Stormtrooper chatter and EE all the live long day...

[Jacca5660]

I have a great Idea....I'll just program the music!!! You can just call me "KING JACCA!!"

Oh No!!! It'll be Stormtrooper chatter and EE all the live long day...

And COP!!!

[Amy]

If I could tweak anything, would be some kind of restriction on new users from being able to post links in their postings. Maybe after their first 20-30 posts. It would eliminate the spam-link people who create an account just to post links to other sites/porno sites/whatever.

That is an excellent idea! Is there an easy way to do this?

[figmentaholic]

I have a great Idea....I'll just program the music!!! You can just call me "KING JACCA!!"

Oh No!!! It'll be Stormtrooper chatter and EE all the live long day...

And COP!!!

There's a great big beautiful tomorroooooooow....... /sing

[MmeLeota]

I have a great Idea....I'll just program the music!!! You can just call me "KING JACCA!!"

Oh No!!! It'll be Stormtrooper chatter and EE all the live long day...

And COP!!!

COP is fine with me! (Stormtroopers aren't too bad, it just gets old after a while...hubby likes it though!)

[mindflipper]

I think Momeja and I are going to have to counter-attacked with endless looping of Expedition Everest loop...

[Len90]

My issue seems to rely upon the lack of points I get from posting. I try my hardest to chime in and find a decent conversation going but there are so many old posts that nobody even visits anymore. And ... I post and post and post and my points never go up. I'll post like 3 or 4 times and post count rises 1 ... what's the point?

This is why more and more I'm leaning towards removing points and only relying on time spans. All users will be created equal... perhaps. I say perhaps, because perhaps there should be some sort of perk for high post users. But overall, there won't be a points system.

I'm starting to think the ticket system could be the basis for that. A tickets can have x amount of minutes in the queue, B tickets get y minutes etc. The only issue is how do you work out the hour long tracks. Will they then turn into an E ticket exclusive? Lots of good ideas being thrown around.

Mindflipper, the only thing I could think of that would work to prevent some of the spamming is to have admin/mod approval before a user can post. Once an account is created, the account is locked until an admin or moderator checks out the email, IP, user signature, forum name etc. We are trying to eliminate the spam and remove it as soon as we catch it.

[figmentaholic]

Hmmm... having certain points for certain levels A-E is interestsing, but the jumps from C to D and D to E take so long, there may have to be some further breakdowns, maybe points per hundred posts? but still that may make people post floor.. unless there was a limit to the number of posts per day , and maybe that could change with the A-E level too.. So A ticket can post 10 times a day, B ticket 20, or whatever...

[Len90]

Hmmm... having certain points for certain levels A-E is interestsing, but the jumps from C to D and D to E take so long, there may have to be some further breakdowns, maybe points per hundred posts? but still that may make people post floor.. unless there was a limit to the number of posts per day , and maybe that could change with the A-E level too.. So A ticket can post 10 times a day, B ticket 20, or whatever...

In my opinion limiting the posting on the board would be the worst thing for this site. The original purpose of the point system was to encourage more interaction and activity on the forums. Now the forums are flowing and self sustaining where they don't need to incorporate such big benefits to those who are active. Limiting posts would turn off your members who are active on the forums and therefore bring you back to a day in 2004 when the site was just getting off the ground.

[mindflipper]

I don't think there was ever a desire on the management to limit or restrict postings, and I don't think that's what they have been reviewing to revise or improve. It's how the request system works, and how the points for those requests are accrued.

[Len90]

I don't think there was ever a desire on the management to limit or restrict postings, and I don't think that's what they have been reviewing to revise or improve. It's how the request system works, and how the points for those requests are accrued.

Bingo. The underlying issue is the queue during peak times. I believe it can hit 6-7 hours at times.

[jlpeaches255]

I don't mind the long queues for the most part. Besides my favorites are usually other peoples favorites too!
Sometimes the longer tracks do bug me (except the adventureland loop! )
During the week if I want to request something for when I get home from work I know I have to log on at work and request two or three hours before I leave.

[figmentaholic]

I know one thing that frustrates me at times is how long we have to wait for a track to come up. Some tracks like Pirates and Jungle Cruise have several different tracks so you can choose but there are a lot that only have one version and it seems like there is a long time to wait....

As for the post limiting we are just taking idea, so that is all it was, just a suggestion.