Comments on: Colts Cred - point chart http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/06/06/colts-cred-point-chart/ "The things we think and do not say," J.M. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Pat Coyle http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/06/06/colts-cred-point-chart/#comment-5779 Pat Coyle Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:52:54 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/06/06/colts-cred-point-chart/#comment-5779 Actually, you raise another good point. There are several ways that users can rate other users. There's a star rating system attaced to comments (on profile pages, blogs and photos). These stars ratings will be combined with points earned through some algorithm to give the user his / her overall rank in the community. Actually, you raise another good point. There are several ways that users can rate other users. There’s a star rating system attaced to comments (on profile pages, blogs and photos). These stars ratings will be combined with points earned through some algorithm to give the user his / her overall rank in the community.

]]> By: tim http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/06/06/colts-cred-point-chart/#comment-5758 tim Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:58:33 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/06/06/colts-cred-point-chart/#comment-5758 The points table you posted would favour someone who was active, but did not necessarily further the website with useful content, insight, individuality and general "stickiness". In other words you value "quantity" of activity over the "quality" of activity on the site. Perhaps adding a component of cred that is based on peer ratings of people's contributions would be an improvement. But maybe I miss the whole point - perhaps "banter" is what it's all about ! The points table you posted would favour someone who was active, but did not necessarily further the website with useful content, insight, individuality and general “stickiness”.

In other words you value “quantity” of activity over the “quality” of activity on the site.

Perhaps adding a component of cred that is based on peer ratings of people’s contributions would be an improvement.

But maybe I miss the whole point - perhaps “banter” is what it’s all about !

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