Hi
I am planning to integrate a new feature into the forum. This new feature has some plus points and also has some minus points. So i need suggestions from you all. If you feel this feature will help the forum grow then gimme a thumbs up or else if you feel its not such a good idea, then kindly do let me know
The new feature i am talking about is the Points and Store system. Lemme explain this new feature in detail. (Kindly have a lil patience and read on)
This is how the points system is gonna be
- A user gets 'x' points for a new thread.
- A user gets 'x' points for a new reply.
- The thread creator gets 'x' points for each view of his thread.
- A user gets 'x' points for a positive reputation.
- A user looses 'x' points for a negative reputation
I hope i am clear. 'x' is of course a number. For example. Vinod creates a new thread he gets 5 points. Priya views his thread, vinod gets 1 point (coz vinod is the thread creator). Aditya posts a reply, he gets 2 points for his reply. Difenbaker reps (positive) vinod for his thread, so vinod gets 1 point. Then Chethan comes along doesnt like the thread whatsoever and gives a negative rep to Vinod. Vinod looses 1 point. Am i clear now? Ok read on.. Its gonna get interesting for sure..
Note - The points mentioned above are not confirmed, i might change it.
The next question that you might ask is, what do i do with these points??? Well you can do so many things
Read on to know what a user can do with the points that he/she earns.
- A user can Change his Username to bold with 'x' points
- A user can Change his User Title to bold with 'x' points
- A user can Change his username with 'x' points
- A user can Change the color of his username with 'x' points
- A user can buy Gifts (i will add the gifts) with 'x' points
- A user can make his username glow with 'x' points
- A user can stick or unstick any thread with 'x' points
- A user can open or close any thread with 'x' points
- A user can gain access to restricted forums with 'x' points
- A user can change other users User title.
I will be adding more features to this. Like maybe T-Shirts for 'x' points. DVDs for 'x' points and so on.. The options are endless...
There will also be a Bank system in this. For example, If say Anu has 1000 points with her. She can deposit that money into the Bank and earn interest. Yes it works just like your Savings bank account
One more option will be the Thief option. Users can steal points. They cannot do so easily though.. Will explain this feature in detail later.
Next is the donate feature. You can donate points to other members.. If incase you feel like doing so
These were what i feel the positives of this system.
Now what can possibly be the negatives? Well there could be many..
- Users posting one word or 2 as replies just for the sake of earning points.
- Fights!!! A user might just get pissed off if he looses some points (in case of a negative rep from another user) which will (or might) lead to flaming, bashing, abuse and what not... I do not want this to happen.
- There could be many more negatives, but i will get to know about them only after i install this system. If you guys find any negatives do let me know.
Thats all.. Now lemme know your views.. Should i have this as a feature in our forum or not?