[wp-forums] Building better.

[Mark R]

On 12/5/06, Handy <handy.solo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good article, thanks for pointing it out.

> "*6) Re-examine your reward/levels strategy for your community*
> Is there a clear way for new users to move up the ranks? Are there
> achievable, meaningful "levels"?"
>
> I was surprised to see that on a list like this without any
> actual/quantifiable suggestions...  I wonder if there's a way to have
> "levels" that doesn't involve post counts?  (I bet I'm not alone in hating
> post pharmers).

(Reply 1 of 2)
Right now we have Member / Moderator as adjacent 'levels' in the system.
That's a fair jump.
Arguably there could be a level in-between those but then we start to
decide who has what admin ability. But what we do have is custom
titles. So there is no hassle at all with changing someone's title.
There lies one way to 'reward' - a visible recognition to all.

The question would then arise as to who would get such a reward. I too
loathe those that post to up their stats. But we also don't need a
committee meeting.
We all have the best interests of WP in mind so why not start it off
by saying to each Mod - choose someone. Choose the person who you
think deserves this title - and it is done. No discussions, no further
approvals - Michael B or myself make that admin change.

M.