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Ro · 07-01-2007, 08:23 PM

Read through most of this, and I still have one question-

Is there any method for the average Joe to nominate an exceptional post they feel is worthy of recognition?

I realize there are specific people who have been nominated/appointed to award the skill points, but more than a few times I have read a post and thought immediately afterward- "I hope that person gets a skill point for that," and wonder/hope the mods/skill point-givers at least noticed the post. For if they indeed missed it, and the poster missed out on a well deserved merit badge, the system has a serious flaw.

I've noticed that I can "Report" a post by clicking on the red warning logo at the bottom left side of each post, but I was under the impression that it was only to be used for offensive/childish/ridiculous posts that should be deleted. I have never used it myself- we self-police extremely well around here, and the mods do an amazing job with the actual offenders.

So, basically, my question is this- can I use that "report post" button to "tag" a post I feel is worthy of skill point consideration? If not, is there any way for me to do so?

I have to add that I am not campaigning to be added to the skill-giver squad- I don't spend enough time on the board, and, TBQO (trademark Darryl Sutter), I imagine it takes a lot of time and effort to do such things. And I respect that. It would just be nice to have the option of tagging that one post I read every couple of weeks that makes me think "I hope someone recognizes this one." Maybe it was recognized, but I just want to be sure.

Maybe people with ++ skill, or ++ exp. could be allowed to recommend a post per week or something like that? Anyways, interested to hear your thoughts. I think the feature is working quite well, and has had the intended positive effect on the quality of the posts. Cheers.

07-01-2007, 08:23 PM	#240
Ro #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kelowna Exp:	Read through most of this, and I still have one question- Is there any method for the average Joe to nominate an exceptional post they feel is worthy of recognition? I realize there are specific people who have been nominated/appointed to award the skill points, but more than a few times I have read a post and thought immediately afterward- "I hope that person gets a skill point for that," and wonder/hope the mods/skill point-givers at least noticed the post. For if they indeed missed it, and the poster missed out on a well deserved merit badge, the system has a serious flaw. I've noticed that I can "Report" a post by clicking on the red warning logo at the bottom left side of each post, but I was under the impression that it was only to be used for offensive/childish/ridiculous posts that should be deleted. I have never used it myself- we self-police extremely well around here, and the mods do an amazing job with the actual offenders. So, basically, my question is this- can I use that "report post" button to "tag" a post I feel is worthy of skill point consideration? If not, is there any way for me to do so? I have to add that I am not campaigning to be added to the skill-giver squad- I don't spend enough time on the board, and, TBQO (trademark Darryl Sutter), I imagine it takes a lot of time and effort to do such things. And I respect that. It would just be nice to have the option of tagging that one post I read every couple of weeks that makes me think "I hope someone recognizes this one." Maybe it was recognized, but I just want to be sure. Maybe people with ++ skill, or ++ exp. could be allowed to recommend a post per week or something like that? Anyways, interested to hear your thoughts. I think the feature is working quite well, and has had the intended positive effect on the quality of the posts. Cheers.