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To limit the abuse of senior members over the AP system, I suggest that any members over 3000 AP (Or choose your own number) is max on is AP assignment. Some users like me have way too much power on a given thread. (I can suicide in a thread a thread without pain).
Why not use the percentage feature? 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% ?
I think the point that SDK is trying to make is that this is left up to the discretion of the assigner. And in some cases, even with the reduction it can be a heavy hit for those top 5 on the APs list.Quote:
Why not use the percentage feature? 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% ?
Eventually gore's 25 % will equal a 6,000 point holders 100 %, won't it ?
I sense there is something going on behind the scenes here. I will bow out because I can see that the question is not here for the purpose of being answered.
--TH13
I don't really think it is even fair to size the power of a member who holds 15.000 AP to the power of a member who holds 5.000 AP. Makes no sense, doesn't it?
Senior members are really fully aware and have discretion when it comes to using AP. If they are not, they were not suppose to be seniors. I haven't witnessed any abuse... I don't know, I might be still newbie.
As I said, it is not quite fair to do that.... This makes me feel like living in a socialist country.... Socialist and communist forum.. I won't like this at all.... as we will strip of {Size}the power of the oldest members.... :D
just my thoughts
Cheers
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It would be nice if AP's would only be allowed to be given in certain forums (exclude : Cosmos , Addicts , Product Book Reviews , Tech Humor , GCC ....etc )
As for posts they should only count in certain forums as well ...
I think we should just leave the AP system alone and concentrate on the security/computer side of things.... APs has been done to death
I agree TH13...this topic came up as a result of the issues between SDK and gore more than a general suggestion for discussion.
BC...just to make a point...being a senior doesn't equal maturity ( abuses do happen )...just as education doesn't equal intelligence ( some of the most educated people I know are dumb as doorknobs )...but, as I said in the other thread, I think the members do a good job of maintaining a balance.
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...3&pagenumber=3
AntiOnline - IS this where AO has come
It is kinda over-kill to be able to AP someone more than a green dot ( 100 points ) but gore obviously deserved what he's accumulated otherwise he wouldn't have them...so he ought to be allowed to use them.
"this topic came up as a result of the issues between SDK and gore more than a general suggestion for discussion."
I dont believe that .... What bothers me is how people seem to know that the AP system is being abused and no one gives a damn ... How sad ...
"I will bow out because I can see that the question is not here for the purpose of being answered." True and just like every solution which has been given to make things more fair it'll just be tossed in the " Who cares as long as I have a lot AP bin."
How about we dump AP's, and create something that will allow us to filter informative threads from tech support threads? For example, thread rankings only. Seems more productive that way...
I'm with you on the dumping the AP system... Causes more trouble for what it's worth ..
Like a 5 star rating system ??? Humm that sounds like a good idea ...
Agent_Steal,
you obviously haven't read my posts...my opposition to point systems in general have been well documented.Quote:
I dont believe that .... What bothers me is how people seem to know that the AP system is being abused and no one gives a damn ... How sad ...
And the Star system doesn't work either because one forum I attend they have that and all it does is make people spam to up their post counts to get more Stars.
Soda_Popinsky,
I agree, there are better alternatives, and suggested that a long time ago...in fact, on another forum that is no longer with us, they were going to implement my idea of Reputation Reform, but the site closed up, mainly because the membership was young and too immature to keep it going.
Eg ;)
I have a much better suggestion:
New rule:-
Any thread started with the intent of discussing AP's or who's OS is best should be immediately deleted and the user should be penalized 500 AP's. If this means the user is banned then so be it.
Both subjects have been done to death. There is never a solution nor a consensus so both subjects are a waste of bandwidth.
As to why this thread started in the first place.... Who cares.... It's another silly thread.... Delete it and penalize the OP in accordance with the above..... :rolleyes:
I am getting so fed up of these dumb arguments.... If you spent more time learning your OS and security here you wouldn't have time for such juvenile arguments....
If they are poor threads, then they'll get bad ratings and you won't even have to see them. Create enough -1 star threads, and you're banned.Quote:
And the Star system doesn't work either because one forum I attend they have that and all it does is make people spam to up their post counts to get more Stars.
Removing AP's sounds like a big project to me though, it'll never happen even though it'll end all of this AP garbage. Since AP's show up next to our avatars it makes it very personal.
Actually Egaladeist I did read most of your posts ... it's been quite a long time since I have been on here ... It does take some time to catch up .... but assuming is quite bad ...
I would agree with TigerShark ... but I still wish that the AP system would just be tossed ...
True but if it does end the stupid bickering among some Senior Members about who has more and what not ..... I think that it's worth the effort .... Personally I care less about AP's ...Quote:
Removing AP's sounds like a big project to me though, it'll never happen even though it'll end all of this AP garbage
Tiger Shark,
I agree that most of these discussions are pointless because they don't change anything anyways...they are usually complaint threads with no reasonable solutions...so they don't make a difference.
But...ontheotherhand...if we never discuss these things...then there is never a chance that if someone does come up with a better alternative that we will even get the chance to hear it.
Eg ;)