It would be awesome if we could "Like" individual threads...
Since mG already post their articles to FB you can already like those on there if you really have to. But considering some threads that pop up and some of the retardedness that infests the interwebz ... it'll lead to some form of abuse - I can just see it coming.
Okay - here's a new suggestion - regarding comps especially. It smacks a bit of exclusion, but I'm thinking it might help a bit with all the one post wonders who come crawling out the woodwork whenever a comp gets announced.
I know one of the goals of these competitions are to get new people to the site - I'd say it works, but it doesn't really retain them and help build the community, especially since they disappear until the next comp.
Divide the comps into two categories - one on the lower end, and one on the upper end (however you want to term it). The lower end comps could be used to get the new guys in - prizes could maybe consist of game merchandise or something similar. Nothing too extravagant.
The higher end comps would be aimed at the guys who have been on the forum for a while and have made a constant contribution. Y'know, give them some reward for having been around for a while, posting regularly, just overall being good blokes (and girls - I'm not forgetting you). So hopefully this would get the new guys in, and get them hanging around in hopes of getting their grubby little paws on something a little more valuable. As for what the prizes would be ... not sure - GOTY editions, games with hampers? I have no idea what myG's scope is in this area.
Whether this would actually work in practice, I have no idea. Just tossing the idea out there so bigger minds than mine can deal with it
We know some sort of quality control has been tried (with regards to the number of posts people are allowed to have before entering) - problem being that it results in a lot of those pointless posts that have made me (and others I'm sure) want to tear their hair out by the roots.
While I accept that to some degree ... I'm not going to accept the "I'm too busy" excuse. Using that logic, it doesn't make sense that people who are "too busy" to post in the normal course of things suddenly have enough time to rack up 40 posts in a relatively short period of time.
I work full-time, I study part-time, I have 3 sites of my own to administer. I still find time. Not that hard. The point has been made before.
This suggestion has multiple targets in any case. We have the Thread Killer thread where people are free to post whatever they wish (dunno, I've never been there) - but people insist on resurrecting dead and dessicated threads, or going, for example, into the Jokes thread to post "Lol, that's funny". And that's not even an extreme example. A little scratching around, and I could probably find many more, and much better, examples than that one.
My final point is this ... this is only an idea (or a suggestion as the thread topic suggests) ... I'm not going to war with anyone. The final decision rests with the admins - maybe my suggestion helps them come up with a new different idea which will be more palatable to everyone. You don't agree with it? That's fine. It's always open for debate.
Assuming you can find the time, of course
Haha ... although I'm pottering along at a grand old average of 1.89 posts per day
Somedays work goes quickly - other days I need to take a break and remember to breathe. Today happens to fall into the former category.
Oh my. That's actually such a good point - I should've included it.
Busy people will be disqualified because the games will feel sad and lonely?
I have been registered on this site for a long time. I'm not here just to make 40 posts.
Maybe if you are working outside and away from a permanent internet connection then you would understand the too busy excuse
