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Re: Membership Math
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lugnet.admin.finance
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Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:01:52 GMT
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David,
I can understand most of this, but why should it matter if a person chooses
to be a member or not?
Scott A
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In lugnet.admin.finance, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.admin.finance, Kevin Salm writes:
> > I think a simple membership icon would be appropriate. But I am against >public member ratings unless it were confined to that member's profile page.
> > ...
> > If people feel that they should be rated highly in order to be considered a
> > "good" member this may turn some people off. The number of posts a person
> > makes does not necessarily make them a good member worthy of a better rating.
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> I guess the impetus for me would be the ability to see who's who rather than
> who's respected. Used to be I could recognize maybe 70% of the names on
> Lugnet-- now it's not so easy. Only helps me insofar as I can say "Is this
> person a newbie?" "Is s/he a member?" "Has this person been around long
> enough to remember X?" "Has this person been around longer than I have?"
> etc. But I certainly understand the downside to such a system insofar as
> people feeling "rated". I'd still find it useful, though. Just $.02...
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> DaveE
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| (...) I assume you meant to ask me why it should matter for me to know: (...) As for why it should matter? It shouldn't. But I find it easier to know who I'm talking to. It may help me to decide whether or not I should reply, how I should reply, or (...) (23 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| (...) I guess the impetus for me would be the ability to see who's who rather than who's respected. Used to be I could recognize maybe 70% of the names on Lugnet-- now it's not so easy. Only helps me insofar as I can say "Is this person a newbie?" (...) (23 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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