Whoever thought up this points system deserves a pat on the back and a round on me.
Make it 2 or 3 since we'll be hitting Happy Hour during this recession.
Remember when you were a kid in class?
And if you did something good - the teacher would put a star sticker by your name? That's
how I feel about this points system. It's a good thing….It should stay in place.
I like helping people and getting points for helping people
only makes me want to help them more. The PILLARS of these message boards are like the
Jedi knights a dumb Wookie like me can only aspire to be.
Ok, here's rant #1:
The points system is pretty lop-sided.
THE CORRECT ANSWER = 10,000 points
A HELPFUL ANSWER = 500 points.
That's a difference of 9,500 points. 20 HELPFUL ANSWERS = 1 CORRECT ANSWER.
Whooooooaaaaaa…it'll take a grasshopper like me a century to become a MASTER on
these message boards.
Imagine a race where only FIRST and LAST place get a medal.
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th placings don't matter. That's what we have here.
Under Dykon's New Improved Scoring System:
THE CORRECT ANSWER = 10,000 points
2nd BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 8,000 points
3rd BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 6,000 points
4th BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 4,000 points
5th BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 2,000 points
6th BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 1,000 points
7th BEST HELPFUL ANSWER = 500 points
And we create the following new points class called:
NO ANSWER IS A STUPID ANSWER = 250 points.
Comments? 500 points on me……