Indie-Resource.com

Ok,

So we are a Indie Website which offer help to everyone...

But most of the time i dont understand what "aspect" some people come under
So my suggestion is

To make new forum Ranks such as
Website Owner / Developer
Game Owner / Developer
Coding / Scripting
Graphics / Design
This would also be useful to contact people easier..

They wouldnt even need Moderation powers, just a group so we can recgonize people, and also have the permissions set to Open, meaning there doesnt need to be a group leader to accept..

Thanks

I like this idea!

Though it may be a good idea, but moderators are useful in removing bots, helping calm down situations that burst out of control, etc...Moderators are still necessary in a forum environment

SpiritWebb wrote:Though it may be a good idea, but moderators are useful in removing bots, helping calm down situations that burst out of control, etc...Moderators are still necessary in a forum environment

I think he means this would be in addition to moderators, unless I am mistaken (I took it that he means these new types of users would not need to be moderators). If you are right, then I totally agree. I am removing bots all the time. Of course I may be a bit biased on whether or not we need mods

Jackolantern wrote:

SpiritWebb wrote:Though it may be a good idea, but moderators are useful in removing bots, helping calm down situations that burst out of control, etc...Moderators are still necessary in a forum environment

I think he means this would be in addition to moderators, unless I am mistaken (I took it that he means these new types of users would not need to be moderators). If you are right, then I totally agree. I am removing bots all the time. Of course I may be a bit biased on whether or not we need mods

Correct

Totally agree and I think its a good idea.

This can just be a title that users could add in their profile. I believe something similar to the Location field of the profile that is visible in all forums posts could sort this out.

I`ll second this one as well. It`s a good idea to start showing people what our capabilities are. Now that you mention it, why not rate comments and posts? If an awnser is good, rate it that way it`s easier to spot. And like Chromeozone said: rank people by skill. Or color code it. Makes life easier.

Well, I don't really know about rating posts. I have been on a forum before that did that, and sometimes it could get a little dicey with rate-downs. Even if you only have rate-ups, not rating something up can almost be like a rate-down in some cases. I do like the OP idea, though

sorry been a way. Needed some time.

nice idea, most people here though usually do both graphics and scripting or at least 2 or three things. Any suggestions on how to combine them or would we make ranks to fit them all?

I will gladly implement this but lets talk further on it.

You could work it like a medal/achievement system. Give people badges for the fields they are good in. The better they are the better the badge. I'm pretty sure I've seen something like this implemented on forums before.