GrahamM
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I've got a nice new gizmo available to me that shows me what each member's activity is on the site. It's a beta at the moment but very close to being a finished piece of software.
It's in the form of a table and takes into account the articles, reviews, photos, classified ads, bookmarksand forum posts, each weighted according to what I think is important to the site.
It can be switched between activity over the last 30 days and all time activity.
For instance I'd give more points to an article than anything else, and more for a review than a classified (but only just), more for a photo in the gallery than a forum post, etc.
There are points for having and avatar and, most of you will be pleased to hear, more points for those who have filled in their profile than for those who haven't.
It's a useful tool for me as it tells me, at a glance, when someone last logged on and how they're using the site, which overall is useful in knowing how to steer the site to please more members.
What it isn't is a league table, or a score sheet.
Which is why I've been reluctant to ask the following questions:
Would you like to see this table available to all members, rather than just to me?
Do you think it'll be a good thing or something that will encourage unwanted competition?
Your thoughts are, as always, welcome. So let me know what you think and if the majority want to see the table I'll make it available, even if it's only for a trial period.
It's in the form of a table and takes into account the articles, reviews, photos, classified ads, bookmarksand forum posts, each weighted according to what I think is important to the site.
It can be switched between activity over the last 30 days and all time activity.
For instance I'd give more points to an article than anything else, and more for a review than a classified (but only just), more for a photo in the gallery than a forum post, etc.
There are points for having and avatar and, most of you will be pleased to hear, more points for those who have filled in their profile than for those who haven't.
It's a useful tool for me as it tells me, at a glance, when someone last logged on and how they're using the site, which overall is useful in knowing how to steer the site to please more members.
What it isn't is a league table, or a score sheet.
Which is why I've been reluctant to ask the following questions:
Would you like to see this table available to all members, rather than just to me?
Do you think it'll be a good thing or something that will encourage unwanted competition?
Your thoughts are, as always, welcome. So let me know what you think and if the majority want to see the table I'll make it available, even if it's only for a trial period.
