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Originally Posted by infinity9
Imog, if you guys really want to improve the situation at OCF I think the first step will be to get rid of forum rankings. More times than not, people with tons of stars or whatever dont generally know as much as their ranking would imply (at any forum). I've encountered so many senior forum members that still are quite misled so what does forum ranking really mean? I do think you should have a few people that are labeled as helpers but the star idea lends to people posting crap, which is obviously going on, especially with the 100 posts FS/T rule. If people want to help the only reward they need is knowing they helped someone, stars are for 3rd graders :P
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Thanks for another suggestion. This has been brought up on the forums previously also. It's always been said, and whenever its brought up I believe what is pretty much stated was that stars don't mean anything, unless they are blue, green, or red, which represents staff... but quantity does not reflect quality. Stars are a rough, quick way to reference how long someone has been around the forums. I think they do their job on average - most people who have been around long enough to acrew a good deal of stars reflect well back onto the forums, but not all.
As far as actual senior members - they aren't senior members for knowing everything, they are senior members for being knowledgeable and showing a dedication and willingness to share what they know, while setting a good example within the rules of the forum. Post count has nothing to do with seniorship.
Having an intimate perspective on the forums, I can say that the 100 posts rule for classifieds has worked terrificly. People who are spamming to get there receive swift justice from the mods, and its fairly easy to spot. Our classifieds are some of the safest to trade on anywhere - with the size of our forums, that is a definite testament to the work of the mods there, and the effectiveness of our rules.