12-15-2010, 09:30 PM
My only concern is that there is no system in place to reward quality over mere quantity. Insofar as XP is still a factor, that remains an issue.
Every time I do sit down to write (this might not seem like a significant point, since I write so rarely anyway), I feel pressured to just let it stream out, without bothering to proofread. One, because who the hell reads it all anyway, and two, the time spent on proofreading could just be spent on writing more.
Gotta say, I miss the old system, where buffs and power-ups were given out at staff discretion. It certainly was far more exhilarating when they were given.
I'm a jackass because I'm writing a short post making big suggestions when these things have been discussed for years with much more intensity (I'm remembering Ashe's first huge post suggesting the upheaval in the staff forum from years ago), but this is worth wondering over. Perhaps some sort of democratic system (maybe in conjunction with the current system, maybe in conjunction with staff-administration of power-ups/XP) could help? Where, say, every month a vote is taken on who has produced the most significant written contribution to the site? Or, more properly, members could nominate another member for significant written work deserving of a particular reward which, if passed (both with a minimum required percentage of popular vote, say 75%, and a minimum number of votes, say 8), would then mark that person for a particular reward (either immediately, or up to Staff discretion).
Just chucking out ideas. I genuinely do plan to start writing a bit again (this probably being the tenth time I've said that), but the lack of account for quality in the system does bother me. For all the shortcomings of the previous system, at least it included that account.
Every time I do sit down to write (this might not seem like a significant point, since I write so rarely anyway), I feel pressured to just let it stream out, without bothering to proofread. One, because who the hell reads it all anyway, and two, the time spent on proofreading could just be spent on writing more.
Gotta say, I miss the old system, where buffs and power-ups were given out at staff discretion. It certainly was far more exhilarating when they were given.
I'm a jackass because I'm writing a short post making big suggestions when these things have been discussed for years with much more intensity (I'm remembering Ashe's first huge post suggesting the upheaval in the staff forum from years ago), but this is worth wondering over. Perhaps some sort of democratic system (maybe in conjunction with the current system, maybe in conjunction with staff-administration of power-ups/XP) could help? Where, say, every month a vote is taken on who has produced the most significant written contribution to the site? Or, more properly, members could nominate another member for significant written work deserving of a particular reward which, if passed (both with a minimum required percentage of popular vote, say 75%, and a minimum number of votes, say 8), would then mark that person for a particular reward (either immediately, or up to Staff discretion).
Just chucking out ideas. I genuinely do plan to start writing a bit again (this probably being the tenth time I've said that), but the lack of account for quality in the system does bother me. For all the shortcomings of the previous system, at least it included that account.