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Exactly, but the problem with this system is that the elite title will just be completely useless if everyone who's a regular member joins it, and if we make a new group, how do we decide what other privileges these have?

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Originally posted by WDZ
How about we keep the post counts, but make the user titles and stars based on reputation instead of posts? I kinda like that idea...

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I kinda like it too, it would also disencourage people to post only for ranks. You could add a button on all messages, and when someone comes with a good idea, message, etc., and people likes it, then people could hit that button to increase that someone's reputation... and maybe add a button that works viceversa

............. thats how the rep system works..... check out htttp://community.mybboard.com and u'll se an example.

so we've decided on Post count: yes, user titles: no, reputation: yes, but only a select group can vote

User titles no  

I like user titles to be related to post counts.

  Selected Groups should be able to vote as we're trying to increase maturity in the forums so responsibility of this and the desire to be able to vote Should make people think more before they post and be more polite and sensible  Hopefully

Well its almost done.. except that we need to discuss how will the reputation system work ( a final post with all the conclusions we got must be posted by someone when we are done so wdz can read it)

i think the best idea is to have only elites and up be alowed to vote on  reputation, as well as an increase in the elite member group. that way we have a relatively large voting pool, given the number of ACTIVE users, most of whom get along and are good members. they will then be allowed to vote on all users (even mods/admins/elites).

and i like the user titles. theres no need to get rid of them

Hmm, I really don't think it should be limited to elites and up. If we add the 100-200 people who are regularly here to the elites list it'll become a bit worthless. How about a 'respected members' group or something? It's just to keep 'elite members' as it is, a small group of the elites.

Edit: I believe people should be allowed to change reputation by so much. Elites and up (and this new group, if it's created) should have a reputation of, say, 20 (fixed), and every else can be between -15 and +15. Elites (and the new group, if it's created) can alter the reputation by +1 or -1, mods by -2, -1, +1 or +2, and admins by whatever they want. Just my idea.

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Originally posted by billywoods1
Hmm, I really don't think it should be limited to elites and up. If we add the 100-200 people who are regularly here to the elites list it'll become a bit worthless. How about a 'respected members' group or something? It's just to keep 'elite members' as it is, a small group of the elites. 

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But elites do nothing now so why would we create another group? it would be the same as being elite =P

We dont need to add 200 people neither

No, but you know what I mean. We have loads of regular members. Plus, it's just the value of the title - if loads of people had it it would become worthless.

i didn't say loads. i meant maybe 5-10 more people. thats not alot. and regulars arn't necesarily respected