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I think what I'm about to suggest would be a good addition to this forum. I got the idea from another forum I frequented back in the day. It's called a "rep" system and from my somewhat experienced knowledge of forums it looks like that forum is the same "code" so to speak, I think vBulletin so it should be an easy thing to implement.
So people on that forum just like this one had post count and trader rating next to their username, they also had "rep". Rep isn't trader ratting and it's not "likes" either. People give you "Rep" when you give a very educated post, you make a guide or a whole thread explaining something very in-depth. The system helps identify members who actually know what they're talking about vs ones that just talk a lot. Without a rep system "reputation" seems to become synonymous with post count for some, except post count can mean very little if the user simply artificially inflates it by posting random stuff or comments that are of non-technical/factual information type. Users with good rep to post ratio are usually indicative of knowledge and "solid" status within the community.
Here is what it looks like.
Because rep becomes a thing that you want to have associated with your online persona, it encourages members with knowledge to share with others. There are plenty of members with knowledge yet they keep it to themselves in a nihilistic mindset fearing that their educational post taking a couple hours to craft might get drowned out in all the noise of typical non-nonsensical responses and internet fanboy hoopla. On this other board I frequented that was the end result, members were more motivated to post educational/informative information due to the reward of getting "rep". It also helped people stay on topic when somebody asked a question and have the members post something pertinent to the discussion.
So for example if I understand ballistics/trajectory, the importance of zeros and how to pick the right one I would post a whole thread outlining the basics and why such thing is so important with FACTUAL information backing me up. Make a guide so to speak and if members found my thread to be factual and informative they could give me "rep".
So people on that forum just like this one had post count and trader rating next to their username, they also had "rep". Rep isn't trader ratting and it's not "likes" either. People give you "Rep" when you give a very educated post, you make a guide or a whole thread explaining something very in-depth. The system helps identify members who actually know what they're talking about vs ones that just talk a lot. Without a rep system "reputation" seems to become synonymous with post count for some, except post count can mean very little if the user simply artificially inflates it by posting random stuff or comments that are of non-technical/factual information type. Users with good rep to post ratio are usually indicative of knowledge and "solid" status within the community.
Here is what it looks like.
Because rep becomes a thing that you want to have associated with your online persona, it encourages members with knowledge to share with others. There are plenty of members with knowledge yet they keep it to themselves in a nihilistic mindset fearing that their educational post taking a couple hours to craft might get drowned out in all the noise of typical non-nonsensical responses and internet fanboy hoopla. On this other board I frequented that was the end result, members were more motivated to post educational/informative information due to the reward of getting "rep". It also helped people stay on topic when somebody asked a question and have the members post something pertinent to the discussion.
So for example if I understand ballistics/trajectory, the importance of zeros and how to pick the right one I would post a whole thread outlining the basics and why such thing is so important with FACTUAL information backing me up. Make a guide so to speak and if members found my thread to be factual and informative they could give me "rep".
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