Celtic_Emperor
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I agree with the titles, but my concern is that people might post only to work those titles off.
And my concern with this "lite" version deal is that people might not follow though and may just go back to freeloading and lurking. It would be so simple for me for example to wait the allotted time, make some half-assed posts, gain complete access, take, and then leave. And then only come back when new material is uploaded.
By rewarding them access to the material little by little according to post counts of quality we keep them interested. Giving it ALL to them at once may seem appealing at first, but won't pay off in the long term.
My way may seem like it would take too long, but thats why I proposed the star/points idea. So that when people make intelligent, helpful posts, etc., they are given points for that and eventually, sooner or later depending on how bad they want it, they will get enough points to get an automatic "boost" to the next tier of options and/or material without having to post up to that required ammount.
This rewarding will make them feel appriciated in participating and it will serve as an example to others that if they try and participate, the rewards will be all the more sweet and they will have EARNED them. It also promotes "going the extra mile" for others and yourself.
Giving them everything at once is not a good idea. Giving it to them little by little and rewarding them with boosts and extras for making exceptional posts and contributions gives them something to keep posting for.
And like I said, by the time they've attained all of the privledges, they will have racked up a good post count, and that count will be validated and legitimate and something to be proud of. Its at this point that whether or not they follow through and continue to help and participate that is of less concern than it is in the beginning like you are suggesting, because it is at this point that we got a good run out of them and participation. I don't think they'll stop. They'll stop in the beginning though, especially if they already have everything they want. Theres no reason to post at that point.
By handling this in small, managable ammounts, I don't think it would drive off people, and it would seem "do-able" and not unreasonable and they're being rewarded for even trying. If people cannot even commit to a simple system such as this, then they are clearly too lazy to begin with and want nothing to do with a community, and can go elsewhere for their material.
The whole point in this is to create more active users. You won't get that if you give them more of the same, but just delay a week or so or put stipulations on it that don't really affect anything in the long run and greater scheme of things.
And my concern with this "lite" version deal is that people might not follow though and may just go back to freeloading and lurking. It would be so simple for me for example to wait the allotted time, make some half-assed posts, gain complete access, take, and then leave. And then only come back when new material is uploaded.
By rewarding them access to the material little by little according to post counts of quality we keep them interested. Giving it ALL to them at once may seem appealing at first, but won't pay off in the long term.
My way may seem like it would take too long, but thats why I proposed the star/points idea. So that when people make intelligent, helpful posts, etc., they are given points for that and eventually, sooner or later depending on how bad they want it, they will get enough points to get an automatic "boost" to the next tier of options and/or material without having to post up to that required ammount.
This rewarding will make them feel appriciated in participating and it will serve as an example to others that if they try and participate, the rewards will be all the more sweet and they will have EARNED them. It also promotes "going the extra mile" for others and yourself.
Giving them everything at once is not a good idea. Giving it to them little by little and rewarding them with boosts and extras for making exceptional posts and contributions gives them something to keep posting for.
And like I said, by the time they've attained all of the privledges, they will have racked up a good post count, and that count will be validated and legitimate and something to be proud of. Its at this point that whether or not they follow through and continue to help and participate that is of less concern than it is in the beginning like you are suggesting, because it is at this point that we got a good run out of them and participation. I don't think they'll stop. They'll stop in the beginning though, especially if they already have everything they want. Theres no reason to post at that point.
By handling this in small, managable ammounts, I don't think it would drive off people, and it would seem "do-able" and not unreasonable and they're being rewarded for even trying. If people cannot even commit to a simple system such as this, then they are clearly too lazy to begin with and want nothing to do with a community, and can go elsewhere for their material.
The whole point in this is to create more active users. You won't get that if you give them more of the same, but just delay a week or so or put stipulations on it that don't really affect anything in the long run and greater scheme of things.
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