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I pm'd this to SG and Ryoko a while back, if implemented i think this could combat a lot of the problems that plague SRF as it currently stands.

Something i always thought about when posting here...Post Count. Although its a good thing and it indicates a persons 'dedication' to the forum, it does nothing to combat needless spamming and people blatantly trying to up their post count status.

I (used to) play Battlefield 2 a lot, and i use the http://www.bf2s.com forums. Over there they use a 'karma' system. No post count is involved but karma is distributed via the forum members (there is a daily limit on what karma each member can distribute). The beauty i found with karma is that it encourages people to post useful info and not to be a total asshat on the forums, so say i found something useful that was posted or i agreed whole heartedly with someone, i would +1 karma them.

The admins and mods there are able to see all karma activity and are able to keep a close eye on 'karma padding' (where members collude and exchange karma to boost there forum status etc...). They used to operate a -1 karma option too but severe abuse soon saw an end to that

I know it could be difficult to implement that here but im certain it would enhance the forums and create a more positive community, id like to know what you think about it.

Edit: bf2s.com is down for a while, loaz.

referring to this post
n i agree with the quote. imo, karma system can go bad just as good
as a postcount system. n people know who the valuable posters n who
the spammers are

With the amount of imbeciles we have atm, I'm not sure a karma system is the way to go...

Also, you may want to pm ryoko.

I've never seen that system respected/useful.
I see nothing wrong with just removing post count all together.

I don't see why people even care about post counts. It's not like it gives you any direct privileges or something.

Well its the thing about first impressions, generally if you people give two distinct advices you generally trust the one with more posts, it just makes 'logical' sense to your brain although the one with more posts may not know as much.

well karma is not about post count.... And you have wrong, all can know much whatever if you have high or low post count is only stupid to think so.

n u like the livin example of someone with high post count we shouldnt trust?

ekekeke

nearly the highest too

o.O is not about high post count or low post count. and cin i am not a living example hehehe and sure you can trust me not what you said hmm , but is not becose some nr in left site if you trust or not blabla...

i know i know

but they do have a point. when i first joined the forums, i put more interest
into the things people with "high" post counts wrote rather than the things
the people with low postcount wrote oO

You : 24.25 posts per day
Me : 10.19 posts per day

and il let you quote your "non spam" posts blacky because im growing tired of your blahblah bullshit, quit lying to your self what you post is spam or causes spam you hardly ever have an idea of your own usually you quote someone else and pretty much repeat what they have said finally you think everyone is against you so when someone is said thats even slightly related to you, you go all defense like now.

what cin said was sarcastic you can even tell

o.O really well maybe can be so for some, But i dont stare so much on there not like Master_Wong do.. But is not so much matter about it well if is a nasty thread whit 1 post or someone whas here before i look more on it. LOL

Oh my god i quote cin now oh shit.......... oh and i repeat hmm only who must think about hmm myself maybe

Now are you like 10 years child Master_Wong really ,whatever you say always some crap/bullshit
Yea and what i said before look on you self ,60 forums you are in ?! and post . And in the Hardcore Gamers forum look in there how you post there . And i dont spam and whatever if i quite or not you say some Bullshit now. And i belive you are scared you dont be on top it sure sounds like it .So stop it .

I only put interest in posts written in proper english.

here here!
that and BF's posts because you have to love her

Ok so we ended up with another BF discussion.....i personally and honestly think Karma is the way forward for these forums. As long as it was implemented correctly and monitored then karma abuse should be a rare occurance. In any case it would more than likely turn peoples motivation into positive rather than negative cos they would be tryin to earn karma by being helpful and nice to people.

this is a very good idea. ^^