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Replacement statistics
Hi, I've had this idea for a long time and mentioned it here and there, but I never put it here. A few new members have recently made it obvious that the existing system is lacking :
post count : can be obtained by idiots whoring in random threads/lounge etc
result : high post count is not indicative of a members worth
karma : can be obtained just by being around a long time and posting a lot in the right places/ways etc
result : lots of karma is not indicative of a members worth by itself
however :
post count to karma ratio : Highly representative of a members worth and intelligence etc.
Proposal : find a way to hack VB to show the third statistic with the other three (scaled by some factor perhaps?) or just display the one ratio below the users name.
In this way smart users can start out on a good footing and stay there. They won't be waiting forever to have people listen to them etc.
All three statistics would be best as you could potentially get a good ratio by just say insulting sick or fraud or me and having everyone thank you for it :-) That would be counterproductive.
I don't know how difficult it would be, but it seems to me that it would be worth the effort.
Thoughts?
Fred.
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