competition reputation prize

[Richie]

Hey,
I'm not sure if you do this already, I know from past experiences you didn't unless it was just introduced. You should use the competitions forum account to give users their reputation rather than just add it to their current points. That way they'll know they actually received it and it'll stop confusion.

You might already do this, so if you do, my bad.

[scott]

I don't think they do do that because they need to request it, but a good idea Richie at least that way the winner will definitely know that they have it on their account +rep!

[Neversoft]

I agree. I won 45 rep once but only actually got 30 when it was added to my account.

[FlyingJesus]

I agree, it's not exactly a make or break decision for the forum or the comps team but I feel it would be useful for whoever's dishing out the prizes as well as beneficial to the winners

[Mark]

This would be very useful as it is sometimes hard to keep up with Competition and Event reputation, maybe Events could do the same too?

[Richie]

This would be very useful as it is sometimes hard to keep up with Competition and Event reputation, maybe Events could do the same too?

Yeah it would be beneficial for most department prizes, I meant competition prizes as in general not just that department

[Mr-Trainor]

This would be a good idea but the account would need a certain rep power and would not be affected by the rep limits. The only other problem though, is that there may be a limit to what they are allowed to give out and it can't be controlled as easily by management when given out using this method.

[Alex3213]

Hey,
I'm not sure if you do this already, I know from past experiences you didn't unless it was just introduced. You should use the competitions forum account to give users their reputation rather than just add it to their current points. That way they'll know they actually received it and it'll stop confusion.

You might already do this, so if you do, my bad.

That's a very nice idea, Richie however recently GM have wanted rep to be "under control" and with this there is no way to tell who's got what. You could say this for every department as well (including events as they're giving out about the same as us now) but we'd not be able to tell how much we've given out in total.

Another problem is, which can be overcome, is that obviously not every rep prize is the same (normally 10, 15, 20 or 30). This means we'd have to have a power of 5 to make sure everyone gets the right amount but it also means pointlessly repping people elsewhere to make sure they get the prize they deserve. Nicola could then get a bit confused and, if someone reported reputation, remove the comps rep 'cos it looks pointless. It could mean quite a bit more work for us as well trying to find 6 posts if they win 30, especially to newer members who often post in the competitions on one of their first few posts (and no I'm not just saying it, I've seen it several times).

Thanks for the suggestion, Richie but it's obviously not upto us however I like it. +rep

[Hecktix]

I see the benefits of this however there are flaws, such as the rep limits and the fact different comps have different prizes - that and we like to track how much reputation is given out and there are limits.

If it's a matter of letting people know when it's been added perhaps it'd be an idea for Managers (from all depts) to leave a visitor message or PM for the member when the features request has been completed?

[Inseriousity.]

It's much easier to just tell people it's been added if they ask. It's not too common to be a major concern tbh.