Scratch

What if people just made a bunch of accounts and pressed it on all of them?
What if people pressed it when it wasn't helpful?

There are a few flaws...

This would segregate Scratchers and create friction - you know, what do you expect when you sort Scratchers into ranks?

Of course, it would be extremely satisfying to see everyone in All About Scratch as Advanced Scratchers and everyone in Miscellaneous as Scratchee...

I am thinking that it would be a good idea, but I don't get what we would need it for. I think it could help people wan't to work harder to get a better ranking by helping the community which would be great!

cheddargirl wrote:

The idea of a karma system (or a reputation system, as it is sometimes called) has been in the Scratch Team's heads for a while - the problem is finding a good system to implement.

Keep in mind: The biggest problem with the rep system comes with who is giving positive or negative rep - for example, a lot of people would positively rep friends only, or people might positively rep bad behavior while adding negative rep for good behavior.

I think it's a good idea to take a look into the rep system of other websites to get ideas.

Here's what some other website put into place, maybe we could develop some good ideas from what others have put into place:
-> new members can't give any rep to to other members until they've proven themselves to be an active member. (In most forum systems, this shows up as a "neutral rep")
-> you can see who gave you positive rep and you can see who gave you negative rep.
-> the user is required to give a reason for negatively repping someone. If the one receiving the negative rep feels this is unfair, then, he/she can go to a mod or admin to contest the negative rep given.
-> reputation is given by moderators and/or administrators only.
-> the amount of reputation you receive effects which parts of the website you can access.
-> users are barred from repping the same person continuously (ie, you need to spread rep before giving rep to the same person you just gave rep to).

+1.

You guys are right about the ranks thing. I just think, there should be a way to classify scratchers. Maybe just another rank, called Advanced Scratcher, would be for people that have 500 thanks (?) and they are rated helpful by the community.

Just so if you have a question, you know who you can look to.

That's why we need a better system for "little" kids. -_-

But also, like Cheddar said. You have become the Scratcher Rank before you can give thanks.

I rather agree with JonathanPB and Harakou and whoever else said this would separate groups of Scratchers... I think it's best people are all as one.

fg123 wrote:

Well. I guess it's a failed idea? 

Not necessarily. A 'karma' system of sorts isn't necessarily a bad idea, I think it's just agreed that ranks are not good for the community.

Harakou wrote:

fg123 wrote:

Well. I guess it's a failed idea? 

Not necessarily. A 'karma' system of sorts isn't necessarily a bad idea, I think it's just agreed that ranks are not good for the community.

^Agreed.
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The main point of a karma system is to act as a gauge on the behavior of a person, as a way to promote good behavior while reprimanding bad ones. Most effective karma systems that I have seen don't really include ranks and they [the karma meters] work just as well without ranks included into the system.

Like I said before, the Scratch Team is interested in using a karma system, but finding a good karma system best suited to the Scratch website's dynamics is tricky - so the first priority should be designing an effective karma system first. 

Well, then it'd be like post counts. How about just a little meter below post count, says:

Thanks: NUMBER HERE

Well, the final idea, is, you have to be a "scratcher" status to give thanks.

Each post beside the: report|Quote would have a button that says: Thanks.

A little box under that post would say: The following users said Thanks to this post: (Number here) List of users here.

And on the little profile box on the left of the posts:

fg123
Scratcher

Registered: YADAYADA
Posts: ~5000
Thanks: 1882

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What do you guys think?

May I ask why you think that? 

Or maybe, just the number, not the names. That way, you'll know if that post is actually helpful...