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Is the "point system" here helpful at all? [Jive is gone, there are no points]

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May 14, 2009
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Could this dumb Jive point system possibly be responsible for being asked to create a new thread (before you're actually assisted), or are points just post-based? (instead of continuing an older, perfectly relevant thread that was "answered"--the solution offered in the answer didn't work for the same problem presented)

Why does "marking a thread as a question encourage people to answer"....oh....it says for points right above..... Yeah is that helpful? Do we really want to get people into this "point competition" mindset? Bring back WebX! Jive Clearspace sucks!

The whole point system is a little pointless, can't it be disabled? It doesn't really belong on a professional company's tech forum.

(I marked this post as as a question! Who wants free points?! haha)

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Correct answer Bob_Peters

NO!

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Anonymous

This point system bothers JC too since he was asking how to remove stars from wrong answers in the Jive A$$ forums. I'm shocked if there is not a Button to turn it off.

Someone in the know, is there a button to turn this feature off?

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Anonymous

The point system is stupid in a help forum. The main reason is the people who are asking the questions don't have a clue as to what the correct answer really is.

"Use monitor RGB as your working space." is a prime example. Gosh it must work it makes everything look great on my computer that must be the right answer. Here have a correct answer star you are so knowledgeable.

What about all the correct answers given that don't get awarded the star?

The answer stars stifle the discussions and as we all know apps like Photoshop have more than one correct way to accomplish the same thing. The other thing that stifles discussion is not being able to join a thread where you left off. Maybe we can trade the stupid answer stars for a this is where you left off feature.

Until then I want all the stars I can get. So lets just start lots of free star threads and abuse the star system until they remove it.

Phillip M Jones

Inspiring

Isn't the most helpful answer to person asking the question, the one that fixes the problem for the person asking the question.

Although there may be a 10 page, book correct, proper answer. The one most helpful is the one that corrects the problem for the user asking the question.

Some times an answer doesn't have to be 20 pages long and require 100 steps.

Ramón G Castañeda

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Although they say, "Hope springs eternal in the human breast", there are cases where realism dictates that hoping is in vain.

I went from hoping; to laughing; to crying, and eventually to ignoring.

Methinks you missed the thrust of my message in the diplomatic translation by Claudio, JJ.

A more on-point translation of the opening sentence of my post would be something like "dont ask an elm to give you pears", and the reference was not to the forums but to Claudio's interlocutor.

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Bob_Peters

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Who is the mean-spirited 'person' who is giving me points? Such behavior is very hurtful

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Anonymous

Bob_Peters wrote:
Who is the mean-spirited 'person' who is giving me points? Such behavior is very hurtful

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Anonymous

Bob now has 25 lousy points for his correct answer of NO.

So who wants to abuse the system by giving out free points for pointless reasons?

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JayJhabrix

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Ansury wrote:
Bob now has 25 lousy points for his correct answer of NO.
So who wants to abuse the system by giving out free points for pointless reasons?

10 points... or maybe 15... can't remember... and it's 5 each for helpful.

And i disagree, the point system is extremely helpful... just give me a few to figure out what it helps...

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It's helpful? No points for you!

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MonitorRGB as a working space, anyone?

good point.

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Gyno-jiz

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I can't tell who's making puns anymore. Now give me some points.

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Anonymous

I have only forty lousy points but you are very welcome to them.

Ramón G Castañeda

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Because I find the point and the red-blobs system so absurd, I have blocked all traces of it in my browser.

It should be abolished.

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Anonymous

"It should be abolished."

Now, there is a point that I can certainly agree with.

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Anonymous

Points are pointless...

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Bob_PetersCorrect answer

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NO!

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Gyno-jiz

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Spoken like someone with 15 lousy points.

Claudio González

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J Maloney wrote:
Spoken like someone with 15 lousy points.

Well, here is someone with 60 lousy points who also finds them pointless and therefore thinks they should be abolished. With the Top Participants as well.

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Gyno-jiz

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I'd argue that points and posts are some of the only ways for new user to gauge responses. I know when I visit forums without points, I'm forced to look at posts only. And whatever gripe you might have about points goes triple for posts.

I haven't posted a question in a while, but I think the ability to unaward points and have admins quickly move/unaward/strike points based on user request is important. MonitorRGB as a working space, anyone?

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