Some humble opinions on forum ratings; please forgive any immaturity
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The development of a forum relies on winning people’s hearts and encouraging more people to participate in the discussion of topics on the forum. The strategy adopted by Haichuan is scoring; I think this method is reasonable. On one hand, it allows users who haven’t registered to access Haichuan, and on the other hand, it motivates forum members to post more content. However, there are several issues that I believe should be raised for everyone to discuss: 1. Regarding scoring: As we all know, the number of forum members who can assign scores is limited. Those with higher ranks, such as moderators, super moderators, and administrators, are the main ones who assign scores. But I’ve noticed a problematic situation – not targeting any specific person, but rather discussing the issue objectively. High-rank users, moderators, super moderators, and administrators tend to be generous when assigning scores to each other. On the other hand, if your rank is low, even if you put a lot of effort into posting content, its rating depends solely on the scorers’ moods and subjective opinions. I think this is a fact; you can check the actual situation on the forum to see for yourself. 2. An immature opinion regarding resource contributions: Sharing resources and providing attachments for other members to download is a form of labor, and labor should be compensated. Some people might say, “But aren’t there scores to consider?” Yes, there are those who rate it, but labor should not be a reward given by others; it should be worth its value and come with compensation. Others say then, how much is your labor worth? Shouldn’t that be determined by others? Yes, everyone uploads different materials, so of course their value varies as well; it’s impossible to quantify it uniformly. I have a suggestion: since users have to pay to download attachments from the forum, couldn’t some of that money be given as a share to the people who posted those materials? ? ? In other words, it would be better to know how much a contributor earns from each download of their resources. I think this would encourage users to upload high-quality resources, because only high-quality resources can attract more people to download them, allowing contributors to earn money quickly and thus motivating them to upload more resources. This post was last edited by coolbar on 2009-3-27 07:17
1. When it comes to downloading attachments, the publisher earns revenue from this; if this practice is implemented (it can be done through plugin functions), it will have one consequence: publishers will divide a file into many parts in order to release them, as this allows them to earn more money, thereby making downloads more inconvenient. No rule is perfect, and the current one is no exception; it simply depends on whether it can promote development. 2. Moderators are prohibited from giving excessive ratings for Charm Wealth. Additionally, this year’s forum discussions have focused mainly on technical exchanges; there has been a relative reduction in the inclusion of material-related content, with more emphasis placed on topics related to technical discussions. Moreover, it is incorrect to say that the development of the forum relies on \"winning people over\" through scoring strategies. The rule of allowing everyone to participate in scoring is intended to enable all members to get more deeply involved in the forum.
Secondly, it could be considered to allow setting an appropriate price for the attachment; the more it is downloaded, the greater the earnings for the uploader. However, the price should not be too high, as this could affect posts related to technical exchanges. This matter requires further discussion.
When selling attachments, verification is necessary to ensure quality, but once verification is required, it must be carried out immediately, and there is no guarantee of having enough manpower available. Additionally, the pricing in the attachments is also a problem; generally, the publishers set very high prices, and in the end it’s the downloaders who suffer. So, when sharing something, shouldn’t there be too many demands? Receiving positive feedback from others is a form of recognition. The last adjustment to the scoring criteria was to reduce the points awarded for material-related aspects, and to increase the points given for technical discussions and exchanges. There isn’t much room for development in communicating through technical documents. Only the development of technical exchanges holds promise
This isn’t a problem; instead of allowing the sale of attachments, a fixed system should be adopted. For example, each time an attachment within a certain topic is downloaded, 1 unit of wealth is added. As for how much to add, that will need to be decided through discussion. The forum can set a minimum size for compressed files; moderators can then see whether posts are divided into too many sections in an attempt to earn more points. This approach should not increase much workload, and in fact, members will gradually start to abide by such rules. This post was last edited by coolbar on 2009-3-27 13:53]
It should be stipulated that if compression is done in volumes, the minimum capacity of each compressed volume must be at least a certain number of megabytes. . . :lol
I tend to agree with the moderator’s view; points should be given more heavily to technical discussions, or in other words, the focus of the forum should be shifted more towards technical discussions. But for now it seems not enough; it’s like there’s a locked post, and it’s clearly easier to earn points in this section by sharing information and having technical discussions rather than through other means. I also searched through some people’s posts, and there were basically no posts related to technical discussions; most of them were posts from the local area or the leisure section, but the level scores for those posts were quite high. I still hope for a more noticeable improvement in the future.
Making money by downloading files uploaded as attachments is not recommended. Under this current mechanism, irregular and duplicate data have become increasingly common. On the other hand, good technical exchanges are what forums need, and they represent a better way to acquire knowledge than downloading materials. Try asking yourselves: How much of the material you downloaded have you actually read or studied?
“And if your rank is low, even posts for which you’ve put in a lot of effort can only depend on the mood and subjective opinions of the evaluators. I’m not sure where the original poster got this idea from