The Skill FAQ - How can skillz pay the bills?

[photon]

Q: What is Skill?
A: Skill is the tentative name for the reputation system on CalgaryPuck.

Q: What's a reputation system?
A: A reputation system is a way to give feedback to posters. Positive Skill is given to posters who make excellent posts and contribute to the forum. Negative Skill is given to posters who do the opposite.

Q: Can you be more specific?
A: Not quite yet. We're still working on better descriptions for everyone so we're all on the same page. Soon though.

Q: What's the gray icon mean?
A: It means you have no Skill. Everyone starts at zero. A redicon would indicate positive fame, and more icons means more fame. Blue for negative. Right now everyone's gray.

Q: Why not a number?
A: This gives everyone a general idea without being specific and making it a point of contention.

Q: Who gives Skill?
A: A group of anonymous people will/have been hand selected by the moderators to give out Skill.

Q: Why did I get positive/negative Skill?
A: In your control panel you can see the comments left with each point of Skill. It's feedback as to why it was given.

Q: Why do I see a reputation icon on all my posts but no one else's?
A: Basically if you click it it gives you your total reputation as well as the specific reputation that was left for that specific post (if any). We still wanted to have reputation be mostly personal.

Q: When will this battlestatio I mean system be fully operational?
A: Soon.

Q: I have other questions.
A: Ask away.

[Tyler]

Great work Photon! Love the changes. Here's hoping it improves a few of our negative poster's attitudes.

[photon]

Not just me

Changed so that the name Fame is tentative.. if you have any ideas as to a better name shout em out. "Rep" seemed too obvious.

[calf]

On a Flames board, shouldn't Red be positive?




oh, and instead of Fame, what about "Star Power"? just throwing it out there...

[JerzeeGirl]

Hey Photon,
Why can I see an icon on my posts to add to my own reputation but not on anyone else's? I would assume I can't "Kudo" myself.....
JG

[Dion]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

Hey Photon,
Why can I see an icon on my posts to add to my own reputation but not on anyone else's? I would assume I can't "Kudo" myself.....
JG

I have the same problem.

[calf]

I think it's because only a select group can add reputation to others...the reputation link on your own name shows if someone in that group added reputation or not to that post

[SpitFire40]

This system seems somewhat flawed... People like myself have a strong past history of dislike for whatever reason. I can see myself being tagged on that for that very reason. Time will tell, i'll keep faith in you guys.

Define Excellent post's too... Seriously. You can't expect people to write in depth essays all the time, let's not forget that CP exists as a form of entertainment, not a Hockey 101 Class.

Anyways, I'm planning on releasing my Monthly Calendars again starting in December, and while my post's aren't always on point or awe inspiring hopefully it'll dig me out of the dumps... a little

...Or I'll stop posting them, ya bastids! j/k

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

Anyways, I'm planning on releasing my Monthly Calendars again starting in December, and while my post's aren't always on point or awe inspiring hopefully it'll dig me out of the dumps... a little

...Or I'll stop posting them, ya bastids! j/k

I think your calendars are great Spitfire - if I had an option I'd drop you a Kudo when I put them on my desktop every month.....

[Azure]

Awesome....I hope this system works great!

[Dion]

Looks like an great system!

[photon]

Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl

Hey Photon,
Why can I see an icon on my posts to add to my own reputation but not on anyone else's? I would assume I can't "Kudo" myself.....
JG

Oops I forgot to answer that.. basically if you click it it gives you your total reputation as well as any reputation that was left for that specific post (if any). That's why you can only see yours (as opposed to everyone elses).

[JerzeeGirl]

Originally Posted by photon

Oops I forgot to answer that.. basically if you click it it gives you your total reputation as well as any reputation that was left for that specific post (if any). That's why you can only see yours (as opposed to everyone elses).

Thank you sir, my mind is greatly relieved that I am not the only person responsible for adding my on Kudo's while being prohibited from doing so by the system & the mods.....

[Jiggy_12]

You could call it Skill level maybe?

I think Fame works though.

[Bacardi 151]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

You could call it Skill level maybe?

I think Fame works though.

I agree. Fame seems to work the best, but if you really don't like "fame" how about making it something like the best fame = "1st round draft pick" or something like that? I don't know how well that would work, due to the fact that I think one's potential fame could be unlimited. But if there is a ceiling for fame, maybe the draft pick idea could work?

[Shawnski]

Originally Posted by photon

Not just me

Changed so that the name Fame is tentative.. if you have any ideas as to a better name shout em out. "Rep" seemed too obvious.

Well that should be your "Shtick" rating (sounds/looks like "Stick") and would be appropriate.

Edit... I think there is no "c" in shtick....

[Temporary_User]

ahh, I was reading the thread in OT and was thinking about this.
I don't really like the name fame. I really don't have any suggestions. I think the squares speak for themselves though.
could take place of post counts?

Also what exactly does fame do? I understand that you wouldnt want to get any negative fame. but really why not? does it have any consequences?
Cant post threads in certain forums?
Cant relpy to thread that you received negative fame in?
Banned from forum for a time period? be it night, week, month?

Why do I want to receive positive fame?
Is it just another class distinction like some view post count?
I really cant see a true benefit for receiving positive fame. I'm here to discuss hockey, not see how popular I am over the internet.

How will it work, say I receive 1 positive, then 1 negative will I go back to zero? or will the consequences for receiving negative fame (such as above) be ruled upon me? Say I had 2 positive then 1 negative?

Is it neccessary for everyones fame level to be visible to everyone on their posts?
I dunno but on a forum I visit (tottally different type then this though) post counts and such are only visible if you look @ someones profile. Only name and join date is visible. I understand every forum is different, but this works out well because then it seems people are more viewed on their posts then the post count.

How exactly will pos/neg fame be given out?
Maybe sample posts you could direct me to?

I'm eager to see how this will work out.

[SebC]

I'm not sure I like the name "fame". I mean Jim_Shergill had lots of fame (for 15 minutes), but wasn't a good poster at all. I like the "skill" suggestion. Quality, perhaps?

[TimSJ]

Great work guys..

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by calf

On a Flames board, shouldn't Red be positive?

Yeah and BLUE is negative.. Stoopid Oilers/Canucks.