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[matak]

How about that Trap17 limits maximum number of posts that you can get credits for in one day? My suggestion would be limiting posts that count for credits at 3 a day .
I really don't know how to explain this idea, it's just something that came to my mind..

What do you guys think?

[master_bacarra]

are you serious? personally i don't like it. what's your reason? i have to hear your reason first.

[matak]

master_bacarra, on May 28 2007, 10:36 AM, said:

are you serious? personally i don't like it. what's your reason? i have to hear your reason first.

reason for limiting number of "sponsored" posts is to improve post quality even more. community is great, and that, but posts that deserve credits should be really awesome. Also limiting credit sponsored posts would maybe force users to write couple of longer posts a month, that have some greater value, like tutorials and stuff, which would then score some good credits for them

[Albus Dumbledore]

hmm i don't think it's a good idea

i just dont see the point.. because trap17 doesn't work off of how many people come each day, but the quality in their posts that the members make, so if they were limited to three credits, they would limit the quality posts to a minimum, and most posts that are quality are big, so they can get credits for what they work for.

i just don't think it's a good idea at all no offense

Edited by Albus Dumbledore, 28 May 2007 - 08:51 AM.

[master_bacarra]

um like what i've mentioned in the shoutbox, it's quite ironic that you want the poster to improve the quality of the post by limiting the credit he's going to get. most of us are here for credit (at least those who are hosted), it would be pointless if you cut down the reward they get for posting a lengthy post. by doing that, you're actually discouraging them to post more (whether lengthy or not).

writing tutorials would give one lots of credits, by limiting them down to 3, what happens to the rest that they're supposed to get? that would be unfair. that's the same for those who are inside a heated debate in the debates section where a lot of people really speak their minds out. imagine, you're debating with someone, but you're only entitled to put a post equivalent to 3 credits. you're already limiting their post length, which is the "ironic" part of your suggestion.

[matak]

I think that i'm misinterpreted, probably beacouse i didn't explain right.

I'm not suggesting that posts are limited to 3 credits, but that only 3 posts a day can get credits

EDIT: I'm rereading my posts, and still don't get how should i put it, so that it can be understood. So i repeat, it's not about limiting POST CREDITs to 3, but limiting NUMBER of POSTS that can get CREDITS in one day, at 3 POSTS.
Um.. Is that right now

Edited by matak, 28 May 2007 - 09:04 AM.

[Albus Dumbledore]

hmm, even if only three posts a day would get credits, that would mean someone who is a first-timer to trap17 would have to either wait quite a few days to get the full 30 credits, or posts a bunch of posts that are completely going off topic just to get the full amount of credits out of one of the three daily posts. if that makes any sense... lol

Edited by Albus Dumbledore, 28 May 2007 - 09:09 AM.

[matak]

It's rarely that first timer get's approved in one day. It takes couple of days, in which you can get credits in no time. I think that this way maybe trap could prune users that get here only for hosting and not contributing with quality but rather posting anything just in order to get enough credits to be hosted.

[master_bacarra]

well since you've clarified that one, i would probably agree slightly. the problem is that, the rest of the posts (meaning the succeeding posts after the 3rd post), won't be counted anymore, and you're telling the members that the 4th post onwards is like a "paying it forward to trap" posts, to maintain the forum's interactivity. by doing that, you're doing the opposite, which is limiting the interactivity in the forum. you're supposed to encourage them to talk a lot in the forum despite the length of the post. and besides, we already have mods and spam patrollers (like me *ehem*) to clean up the mess here, so no need to worry about the short posts and one-liners and the spammers.

trap is a mutual environment, we members post to maintain the interactivity here, thus the forum and its creators benefit from us, and in return, we get free hosting. i believe that there's no need to disrupt that flow.

cheers!

[matak]

hey! that's a really great explanation. of course there's no need to change something that's really flowing mainstream , but i can't help myself to post a suggestion, that maybe even before i post it i know it's not going to be accepted.
really great post there master, you swept me off my feet