Post: #1

I know a lot of ideas are thrown around on how to improve this forum, add new subforums, and many other ideas, but one thing I've seen work well in other forums is a way to "rate" individual posts.


Before I explain my idea, here are some examples of posting rating systems:

http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/forum/pail...corner/242

In this forum, there is a "hat tip" system, where you can click on the little hat icon in the upper right part of the post. Accumulated "hat tips" are shown in the member's main profile.

http://mpcdot.com/forums/index.php?/topi...-pregnancy

Here, in this forum, in the bottom right of each post you see a number in a green box. Members on the forum can rate up/down individual posts. When a post has more than 10 positive ratings, it gets an "Awesome Post: Great Job!" added to the upper right section of the post. If it gets more than 20 positive ratings, a "So Good" gif is added.



My idea for the RooshV forum is as follows.


Allow members to "Give Karma" to posts that they like. There should be a little icon for members to click on. That way posts that stand out in quality can be highlighted by the members of this fine forum.

Maybe add a little "Good Job" gif to the upper right section of the post if it scores above 15 karma points. Maybe a gif of Roosh eating a pastry stroodle.

Then, add a search function which displays posts ranked by karma, so members will always be able to find the best posts easily without much effort.


The karma system isn't meant to contradict or be redundant with the reputation system. It's meant to compliment the reputation system, as the rep system only talks about forum members and not posts. I consider the karma system to be a small tweak that would improve things around here.

What do you guys think?

Post: #2

I'd say put a cap on Karma though, after 100 (or whatever number) you cant go higher. Problem with not capping it is that the same posts will continually get uprated, keeping them at the top, and it will drown out other posts that might be just as good if not better, but they just haven't been around as long.

I do agree that I'd like to see the user rating system replaced, or complimented by, a post rating system.

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Post: #3

I don't think Mybb has this functionality, but I will check.

Post: #4

When people give out rep points, they should provide a link to the post.

Post: #5

(09-06-2011 07:22 PM)blurb Wrote:  When people give out rep points, they should provide a link to the post.

Good idea because I think some rep points are for the same post that resonated with a lot of people.