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Heroes Community > Tavern of the Rising Sun > Thread: Quality Post Count Challenge
Thread: Quality Post Count Challenge
guitarguy
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Rockoon.
posted August 04, 2005 05:11 AM
Edited By: guitarguy on 4 Aug 2005

Quality Post Count Challenge

Not too long ago, Pandora tried to encourage a quality revolution here at HC by suggesting a QP Hunter game on this page. The response wasn't spectacular, but I think the game approach is still worth trying.

One of the biggest issues that has been stressed over the past month is the need for members to cut down on spamming outside of the Wastelands. This is important, I agree, since a community littered all over with spam really doesn't look its best. As it's been said before, it'll take a community-wide effort to improve things around here and keep spam in VW.

Some members have mentioned from time to time that they like to boost their post counts. I'm going to say it now: like many of you, I like having a high post count. I admit it's kinda cool and encouraging to see the four-digit number and its attendant bunch of yellow stars right below my name. And let's not forget the hero status (i.e. famous, legendary). It's all very good and pleasing to have. I'm sure a lot of you enjoy it too.

There isn't anything wrong with wanting a high post count. The key point here is what steps you take to achieve that post count. Will you spam up a storm in VW or try your hand at making quality posts? You can go either way. I'd like to bring up a point about posting in the Wastelands. While it's good and necessary to keep the spam in there, most of everything there will eventually fill up and get deleted. If your posts are among those, your count will drop accordingly. This doesn't really hurt you, but you might miss the high figures that once graced your profile.

Want to raise your post count without having your posts erased later on in the Wastelands? Do you want to collect some QPs at the same time? That just might be possible! Here's the challenge: Try making non-spam on-topic posts in the various HC forums you feel comfortable in. Follow the CoC and add meat to your posts so they won't pass as spam. And be creative! If you have new ideas you'd like to bring up, give it your best shot. Keep this up, and you'll work your way up to better quality. Yes, it is possible! Furthermore, your posts are less likely to get deleted (unless you breach the CoC or spam). If you need tips about this challenge and/or getting QPs, you can IM me if you like.

This is by no means a new idea of mine; this is essentially a standard practice and hardly anything new. The thing is, it can work if you give it an honest try.

Maybe you're not interested in taking this challenge. Perhaps you're happy with just posting in the Wastelands and not giving a thought to your post or quality counts. Well, that's okay too. Stick with what you feel comfortable with. However, if you'd like to embrace the challenge and see what feats you can achieve, why not give it a try?

-guitarguy
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jebus
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TheJester akaJeebs akaJebfoo
posted August 04, 2005 05:24 AM

so they finally got to you too eh???
you're not the GG that I've known and loved...

why you're starting to sound like a...
wait no I can't say it...
but i have to...
no but I can't...

here goes:
you sound like a ...  like a ...

LIKE A MOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
say it aint so!!!!


(sob)



(ah where am I without the dramatics???)
sorry bud.


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mr_niceguy
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posted August 04, 2005 11:03 AM

ive tried that game, i just didnt tell anyone i was trying so it wouldnt look as pathetic when i failed
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guitarguy
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Rockoon.
posted August 04, 2005 11:18 AM



Quote:
ive tried that game, i just didnt tell anyone i was trying so it wouldnt look as pathetic when i failed

Aw, that's okay. Just keep on trying and you're bound to get somewhere.

Hopefully, the new members will take this challenge so that everyone will eventually contribute positively to HC. We're gonna clean up this place real good.

@Jebus: You've probably been reading this way too often.

-guitarguy
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mr_niceguy
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posted August 05, 2005 02:32 PM

IVE GOT AN EVEN MORE INGENIOUS QUALITY POST GAME (in my opinion)


its simple we have 3 month time limit in which to try make our posts as qualityful as possible, then after the 3 months we pick our 5 most qualified posts and they are judged on a scale from 0-10. the person with the most points wins a shiny qp. then the game restarts!!

IM A GENIUS!!!

but for this game to work it would require a mod willing to partake in the judging and qp giving, and i'm pretty sure a plan this stupid would have one incredibly fatal flaw i have missed.

BUT if there considering all those things aside, i like my plan
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Lord_Pc
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posted August 05, 2005 02:35 PM

well i am in GG
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guitarguy
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Rockoon.
posted August 05, 2005 02:40 PM

Quote:
well i am in GG

Alrighty. This should be, as Niceguy put it, qualityful.

Interesting idea, Mr_Niceguy. I dunno if the mods will follow through with that, but I like the timed aspect. People like me sometimes work better while under pressure. Some of my best papers for school came up at five in the morning!

Uh, I mean I almost always work better under pressure!

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Lord_Pc
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posted August 05, 2005 02:45 PM

yes nice idea niceguy but the fatal flaw is the mod. i think we should ask pan on one of her spam deleting days. she will be in a good mood then and maybe accept.

but all this QP talk isnt my thing. i just make threads that i hope will be good. i dont get QPs that often
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guitarguy
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posted August 05, 2005 02:52 PM
Edited By: guitarguy on 5 Aug 2005

Here's the beauty of it:

Striving for quality actually works toward two things at once. The first is the possibility of being rewarded QPs for making good posts. Secondly, it helps to further discourage spamming in forums where spam is off-limits. These efforts will benefit members and community alike.

Well, "beauty" was too dramatic a word for this topic, but you catch my drift...

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pandora
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posted August 05, 2005 04:16 PM

I'm all for the Quality idea, and will happily evaluate posts or explain to anyone why I think a post is quality, or why I think its lacking.

The problem that I find with a 3 month time period (or any time period for that matter) is the fact that it could very likely tend to lead to QP fishing - which is a bad thing. What I mean by fishing is people throwing out a whole load of threads just hoping to catch a QP on one of em - this generally becomes spamming

What I'm hoping to see here - is that people break away from trying to follow some QP formula that does not exist. Its so common that people will look to someone's posts with QPs and try to emulate them to the extent that its nearly plagiarism - this doesn't impress anyone. The other misconception is that "If I got a QP for it before, I should just write the same thing - and I'll get another" , and that's not how it works either.

Here's a hint to dealing with us mods:

Don't badger us for QP - the more you ask, the less likely you are to recieve em because we're afraid that if we give you one, you'll never stop

Be original and be Honest! What we want to see is what you have to bring to the forums, not your best impression of what someone else brings - and not some big pile 'o' nuthin created only to win a star.

Ah yes, before I forget - getting to me on a spam cleaning day is a nice thought LOL! However , one thing you should know is that everyday is a Spam cleaning day - just in other forums - I'm always happy
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RedSoxFan3
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posted August 05, 2005 11:36 PM

All I can say is that when I first came here I was the original spammer. No one had seen spam like mine before. At times it might have been funny, but it was never on topic. I took a 6 month break from HC, came back and took the QP Hunter challenged. But interestingly enough I wasn't even aware that I had taken the challenge until I saw myself with 4 red stars. I found that I was getting 2 or 3 QPs a month without ever expecting them. Anyway, my point is that you can get QPs when you put effort into your posts for the sake of posting something good instead of the QP.

Other members have done things similar. I was most definitely the biggest spammer here when I was a noob. Quality posting is not something that in my opinion is determined by talent, but rather by mindset and effort. But make sure it's not about the QPs, but about the sake of good posting.
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mr_niceguy
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posted August 06, 2005 03:12 AM

Crazy plan revised (now with less bugs)

Spamming for QP's: off-topic humour posts wont be part of the Quality Post judging, only on-topic posts. That should stop the spaminess.

QP fishing: threads cannot be entered in the game, only posts, so there would be no reason to keep flooding the community with threads.

Now for that 3 month problem, if its still aproblem (even with the QP fishing Problem solved) rather than a time limit we can have the first person to a certain score. when someone wins the scores are reset. As well there can only be a certain amount of posts entered by the participant.

Though getting a mod to agree is the real problem
(i wouldve posted this earlier but i was... detained)
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pandora
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posted August 06, 2005 03:16 AM

Why do you feel it would be hard to get a mod to agree? It was my idea in the first place, lol
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mr_niceguy
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posted August 06, 2005 03:31 AM

cuz no-one ever likes my ingenius schemes, everyone says they're crazy, but:

"my plans arent impractical, its the laws of physics that get in the way!!"

if u agree to my plan i would be suprised (and happy) but mostly amazed.
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RedSoxFan3
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posted August 06, 2005 07:37 AM

Well I just made Top Ten Pet Peeves and did a nice segment on Texas Hold'em Poker. However I could only come up with 5 things.
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guitarguy
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Rockoon.
posted August 06, 2005 09:45 AM

Quote:
Well I just made Top Ten Pet Peeves and did a nice segment on Texas Hold'em Poker. However I could only come up with 5 things.

I  love threads for bashing the things you hate.

I'll look into posting in your thread as soon as I get some good ideas.

-guitarguy
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