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Are the points really so important that you would wait to answer someone's question until you got points for it?
Haha! No Glenn, I enjoy helping when I can! But your question has a ring of truth to it for most people. I assume that's why they hand out points to begin with.
Jesse Seger wrote:
But your question has a ring of truth to it for most people. I assume that's why they hand out points to begin with.
I'm not sure why they hand out points, but I hope you're wrong about them being a big motivator for people. I know I just enjoy helping people with questions, and giving back for all the help I got when I was starting out (and I asked some pretty mind-boggling dumb questions). I care very little about how many points I have, and I suspect most of the people with quite a few feel the same way. We wouldn't have hung around this long if it was all about the points. It's not like we can buy anything with them.
What!? We can't buy anything with them!?
I was really hoping for a SW pet that runs around my screen while I work. Maybe a cute little puppy that pees on my assembly when I make bad mate decisions or circular references then does a little trick when I do something right. Or at least some dwarves and elves that come out and sing tune while dancing awkwardly.
Ok I might be joking a little. In my case, I'm right there with you Glenn. I appreciate all the help I get here, hope I can help others in return and could care less about some points.
Unless of course they come out the afore mentioned pets.
WHATS THE PURPOSE FOR GETTING POINTS?
I think the intent is that you can get an idea if someone is credible by their points. Personally I think a persons responses and activity speak for themselves. Any point system can be manipulated to give a false perceptions.
Reality is probably more along the line of commercial exploitation of addiction habits, or more aptly a result of it. All sites want you on their sites as much as possible for them to be successful. Usually that is to sell advertising or their products directly. By providing a shallow short term feeling of success in the completion of small achievements or goals and the earning of points &/or levels we feel as though we are growing or advancing in a measurable manner. This feeds our psyches and brings about an addiction. We crave that next level or feel we are no longer advancing and if we aren't advancing our worth is diminishing while others are increasing. HOW CAN WE KEEP UP WITH THE JONES'S!? The gaming industry has this nailed. How many of us have played some type of game and at some point realized your still playing it & don't even like it anymore? It didn't matter, you had to get that next level and the free little digital award that went with it. All the while the ads are flashing off to the side of your screen. Subliminally or directly selling you whatever. Or simply buy more coins with real money so you can buy more tries at more points faster.
What I don't really get is that this site is a free help forum not a sales site. Most if not all here already have the product and to some degree are locked into it. Therefor I think our points, level & achievement stuff is stemming from the success these other sites have had. Just from a what makes them successful standpoint. Someone probably thought these other sites are successful using these fun little things so we should too.
I might have had too much coffee... rambling can be fun...
The success of a help forum is dependent on people visiting and participating to answer questions, not just ask them. If people only came to the site to ask questions then nobody would get answers and it would fail. So I think any incentive to get people to come back and participate and help others is good for this forum. I personally enjoy the point system. I would participate and help either way but I like to see my "status" grow over time. It's just a fun thing that you can look at if you want or ignore if you don't care about it.
Got ya. They are on page two of the missions.
Greg,
I have been away from these forums for about 7 years. I see the listing above on how the points add up. Much different from when I was last in. Noticing that the posting where you outlined how the points are awarded are 4 years old, do they still hold true? Or is there a more up to date breakdown of the points.
Thank you for your assistance.
Scott, Greg is not working with DS anymore
Thanks Deepak. That would explain why I have not seen any postings from Greg since 2014.
Then what is the current point system? Is there a point system. I am seeing posts all over the board with no clear cut explaination.
Not to mention there used to be a way to see the complete list of posters point totals.
Just trying to get back into the swing.
Scott McFadden wrote:
Then what is the current point system? Is there a point system.
Not to mention there used to be a way to see the complete list of posters point totals.
There is point system but I've no idea about that.
And for seeing anyone's total point, check this https://forum.solidworks.com/rewards/leaderboards
Well, I must be invisible, because I am not even on the list. Does that mean I am an obsolete member? Does someone at Solidworks need to resurrect me?
So, to Steve's point Glenn, I have nothing technically to trade in seeing I am invisible.
Scott,
Hover you mouse over your picture in your post and you will see more information about you.
Then if you click on the picture, instead of hovering over it, you will see a lot more about your profile and level of points, rewards, ...
Some of those things in the profile do work or do anything any more but some do.
Thanks Rick. I did discover this. Even went to my profile and updated it a bit.
A lot has changed on this forum since I last graced it. When I was last here there was a point system that gave 1 point for a post, 4 for a thread solution and 5 for an idea. Clearly that has changed seeing I have posted a bit and my point total remains the same.
There's been an ongoing issue with points being frozen for varying periods of time. See In the fishtank - for a laugh. (although it wanders around some).
I looked at this fish tank and it would appear I am in it. I get that there is not value for having points, the most points or anything to do with points. But, I am starting to participate more and from what I am reading that supposedly gives you points, I have done and my point total remains the same as it did 8 years ago.
Just interesting how the same topic is on the burner and has been for over 10 years.
Steve Calvert said something once about us being able to trade in our points for beer sometime in the future, but I'm beginning to think he was mistaken.
How about negative points for people who mark their own answers as "Correct"?
on Sep 25, 2014
So when will these be implemented? Will we still be collecting points? Or should we wait to answer questions until it's implemented?