Rankings. AB, Give us our chance to shine. lol

[MTIH1992]

Our Profile Should be visible to all to show weather the person is expreienced or not and to show how helpful his/her answers are. Also People have ranks which are Raised based on the amount of stars they have. E.G:

Stars gained (from their answers Beeing rated)

1-10 - New Member

10-30 - Knolageable

30-60 - Experienced

60-150 - Professonal

150+ - Senior Member

Or summit like that, Just a suggestion.

But i think it should be compulsary that people rank the answers to their question. That way we get a good idea weather or not it was hepful and the rank goes up. You could build on that. What do ya say AB?

Matt

[ludwig]

Not a bad idea but it wouldn't work. The people with multiple loser names would just use them to give themselves lots of stars to make themselves look good.

[bruce5755]

Is all your life this complicated?

[VINNY100_2]

I Think we have more chance of the ED Giving that silly idea of puting colours next to our names a chance.Why Complicate everything!!(:)

[woofgang]

Sorry Matt, that would mean that people could chase stars by posting agreement on threads where the thread starter gives stars for those who agree with them....also IMHO, no stars is a rating!!!

Lets keep this small part of cyberspace simple please

[FP]

Your idea is good in principle, but only  if all the questions and answers were serious and stars were only given to the most helpful and relevant answers.  It simply wouldn't work for Answerbank.

I never give stars because they have no real meaning.  Sometimes people give stars only to people who agree with them'; sometimes when something amuses them; sometimes to everybody on the thread; etc. 

I like to thank everybody for contributing and give feedback on what advice I found particularly useful. 

Also remember that most of us are really knowledgeable in some areas and utter dunces in others, so stars wouldn't help.

[acw]

Cheers vinny. :-(

Matt - unfortunately we already have a number of problems with new people being scared of more "established" members, and as vinny has justillustrated by again choosing to slate my innocent and half-joking at the time suggestion of a wider use of colour than just green and grey, the idea tends to send people running to the hills yelling "hierarchy, aaarrrrggggh". 

Tis true that the idea would be open to utter abuse, and so the rankings would be a total waste of time unfortunately. 

Plus, I have been deemed by some to be generally helpful on legal matters, but I've also been known to get it wrong, and others regularly delight in proving that where they can. 

Moreover, what's helpful to one, may be utterly unhelpful to others - it depends on how oyu like people's style of answering.  There's been a debate before about the merits of providing links as answers. 

Good idea Matt, but I don't think it'll work here.  Sorry!

[outaboutnowt]

Cheers VINNY:-) Matt You missed one - 500 + acw:-)  VINNY is one of are most respected anserbankers and has been very helpful to new and old anwerbankers alike and has never had a go at new answerbankers because they are green. Running to the hills yelling "acw, aaaaarrrrrrrrggggggh".We love you really acw, your like a grumpy old cat:-)

[acw]

Again, perhaps we could have a colour for "tells it like it is".  outaboutnowt has never been afraid to have a big fat go at me, but I'm now pleased to see that (s)he is giving me a second chance! :-)  I just wish people would be honest when making a dig.  Although I concde that maybe Vinny just couldn't remember who had made the suggestion.  :-p

And anway, it's not usually the new ones that are scared of me - it's the old ones! :-p (age in terms of membership length, not actual birth certificate age!!)

PS - Am not a cat.  :-p

[VINNY100_2]

I forgot it was your suggestion acw.....And didnt realize it was a joke!!nothing personal intended  anna(:)......right..... back to the sunbathing...!!:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

[VINNY100_2]

You beat me to it acw(:)

[acw]

Vinny - :-) sorry for being daft earlier.  My suggestion before wasn't entirely a joke, but it wasn't entirely serious either.  It wasn't meant as a hierarchy though, or as a way for new members to "rate" existing members", but as a sort of "reward" for long standing.  I see that it didn't work though! Dur!

[KebabMeister]

Nah, no need for it.  I've answered around 700 questions but I take no notice of what stars I've received.  They don't show whether the answer is correct or useful.

[wellhungjock]

Stick me down as a senior member! :-)Good suggestion Matt we got to keep the ABED busy otherwise he/she will eat all the chocolate cake!

[smudge]

I never give stars. I prefer to thank everyone either as I go along, or one to everyone when I have received sufficient answers.

[jno]

yes, to enforce the class system, you should only reply to questions from users within two classes of you - eg new members could only get answers from knowledgeables and experienced and would have to work their way up before they would merit responses from senior members. That should reward the persistent and deter the flibbertigibbets.

[AB Editor]

Hi all,

Thank you for the suggestion. By any chance did you all go to public school or somethin'?

AB ED

[outaboutnowt]

I Fink it wos publik cus any sod wos allowed in but not many took up the ofer  ED! ence me 5 star heducation!