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John Waller
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John WallerCommunity Expert
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June 27, 2012
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+ signs next to Member status

  • 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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    4 replies

    acresofgreen
    acresofgreen
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2012

    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.

    John Waller
    Community Expert
    John WallerCommunity ExpertAuthor
    Community Expert
    June 28, 2012

    acresofgreen wrote:

    I personally like to see the top contributors get some kind of recognition

    Fair enough but I don't think this points or voting system has any credibility. There's no quality control.

    Daily, I see the wrong person in a thread "get the points" (not that I care) and often excellent answers get no votes at all because the person getting the answer does not bother to vote (not that I care).

    I just strongly dislike the pecking order created by these prominent artificial +++ signs.

    Nuff said.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2012

    Quiet, knave!  When I want your opinion I'll beat it out of you! 

    -Noel


    Funny. Cruel by funny.

    Hunt

    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    June 27, 2012

    Aw hell, I thought it was a handsomeness indicator. 

    -Noel

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2012

    Noel,

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

    Hunt

    TerriStone
    Adobe Employee
    TerriStone
    Adobe Employee
    June 27, 2012

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

    Thank you!

    station_two
    station_two
    Inspiring
    June 27, 2012

    TerriStoneCHL wrote:

    …we do appreciate feedback on the points system…

    Here's mine: 

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2012

    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
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    June 27, 2012

    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
    Community Expert
    John WallerCommunity ExpertAuthor
    Community Expert
    June 27, 2012

    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
    John Hawkinson
    Inspiring
    June 27, 2012

    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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