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+ signs next to Member status

Forum|Forum|13 years ago
June 27, 2012
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I personally don't like these new +++ signs next to my Member status at all.

I myself give zero credence to the points system in these forums and I don't particularly want mine highlighted via these +++ signs.

For those who like it, all well and good but to me it promotes an artificial and misleading pecking order or ranking.

Is advice from a +++ Member better than advice from a ++ Member? Newbies might think so. I don't.

I've often seen forum regulars give sub-optimal responses (me included). No matter. We're all learning.

It's probably a forlorn hope but I'll ask anyway: is there any way of switching this off in the Forum Preferences and becoming a plain old Member again?

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acresofgreen

Inspiring

I personally like to see the top contributors get some kind of recognition and now that I know what effect voting (Was this helpful? Yes or No) has, I can influence this recognition by consistently voting "Yes" when someone posts a helpful answer. The important thing is that people who really are helping others are getting recognized.

station_two

Inspiring

acresofgreen wrote:
I personally like to see the top contributors get some kind of recognition…

In the better late than never department, it has some nostalgic value. Of the top nine (why nine, why not ten?) participants in the Adobe Camera Raw forum, for instance, one has been banned for just about three years and another one has been deceased for some time now.

Noel Carboni

Legend

Aw hell, I thought it was a handsomeness indicator.

-Noel

the_wine_snob

Inspiring

Noel,

For you, probably. For me, well no way.

Hunt

TerriStone

Adobe Employee

You're right, John, we do appreciate feedback on the points system (and anything else).

Thank you!

station_two

Inspiring

TerriStoneCHL wrote:
…we do appreciate feedback on the points system…

Here's mine:

the_wine_snob

Inspiring

Oops, there went your points...

Heck, I recently tried to use my Adobe "points" for the CS6 MC upgrade, like I can use my Hilton and United Airlines points for products. The person at the Adobe Store thought that I had lost my mind.

Oh well,

Hunt

the_wine_snob

Inspiring

John,

I seem to recall a forum subscriber, who turne OFF the little "salamis" of days gone by, with some sort of add-on with FireFox. Cannot recall the name of the add-on, but it did a lot of things to customize one's view of the forum. Now, that would be just for personal display, and others could see such things. I also do not know if the new +'s could be controlled with that add-on.

My jury is still out, but will probably boil down to "just living with it."

Hunt

John Waller

Author

Community Expert

Bill Hunt wrote:
My jury is still out, but will probably boil down to "just living with it."

That's what I'm expecting to happen but I'm assuming that Adobe appreciate feedback since they're obviously tweaking the forum software regularly.

I've been pleasantly surprised in the past (with Adobe and other vendors) when I've raised concerns early on.

Sometimes things change. Sometimes my concerns are read and politely ignored

John Hawkinson

Inspiring

There's a lot of feeling in different directions on this topic. A lot of people find those indicators useful, and some people really don't like them.

Personally I like them.

But it's not my intention to make this a back-and-forth thread, merely to point out there is a lack of agreement on this topic.

I do think, though, this morning's implementation is pretty ugly. On the other hand, perhaps I'll grow into it.

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