Food for thought.....Your views please

[Guest]

As I said that's what started it, people didn't like the fact they had lots of views and no replies, I've removed them all apart from the like.

This solution sounds good to me.

[Guest]

Why all the fuss about the awards.... You either use them or not,the choice should be yours..


John.

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Well there goes a large part of the site interaction...... All done in under 12 hours based on the opinions of a handfull of people..... Not even a vote..... They really are just a harmless form of interaction which some people obviously take to seriously.

[spanner570]

I'm not getting into a verbal exchange with anyone. I'll write this then I'm out of here.


There was no fuss about the awards. I just wanted to bring to light how the 'Great Build' award was being thrown around like confetti and had lost any value, if that's the right word. I would wager most of the members on here couldn't give a stuff who got the most or how many, me included. It was just the way it was being used that I thought ought to be discussed.


Amos, I presume I'm one of those people you refer to. I can assure you I take nothing in life seriously, ask my wife! My starting this thread was to show how pointless and meaningless the 'Great build' had become, nothing more, nothing less.


When I joined this forum a few years back, the interaction was only the typed word, the site was better for it, and rolled along nicely because we all enjoyed each others written comments rather than just seeing 'Great build' and 'Likes' etc.


It was admin's decision to pull the plug on all but one....As John writes we still have the 'Like' tab to play with.


Thanks to John and Ian for coming to a quick and fair compromise that should have pleased all members......

[Guest]

Tibbs., how is clicking an icon ' a large part of the site interaction '? Surely it's a very small part of what happens on here?


I think the thrust of Rons point was to encourage written interaction, which can be more helpful than any 'gong ' & of greater use to the OP.

[PaulTRose]

well, i agree with amos....site has lost something that set it apart from all the others

[rickoshea52]

I see no gongs at all now, not even in the completed builds section.

[takeslousyphotos]

If it was down to me I'd dump the gongs ............

[grumpa]

Wow ops:

[Guest]

I give gongs to some models where I see that person has struggled but has come through and shown their model.


That is not giving gongs for a superb model it is for achieving.


The only alternative to having or not having gongs is a system of 1 to 10. What hell that would cause.


Gongs can also be given as far as I am concerned for a whole load of things. How the model has been presented, how tough a model, a special effect which has benefited us all. It is not a competition.


For me it is just a nice way of saying I have seen you model I like it well done. It is not that one is better than that one as there is no way with this set up of making that distinction.


The only improvement is to be able to give a gong if you have written something about the model ie you can only award a gong in an actual written reply saying what you think of a model. Not to do that any way in my eyes is lazy.


Smilies. I was really sceptical but then found various things can be said in jest which could easily be seen as not very nice. No different from being in the actual company of some one we use our facial expressions to express fun or annoyance etc.


Just to say I gave a gong to Derek's presentation of the miniature sailing boats then realised it was not Derek's own hand. But decided to leave it one as Derek had brought it to us and for the fellow who had produced those incredible models. There again a gong for an achievement. Write something and somebody hits a smilee saying funny that seems better than no reaction. As human beings we relie on reaction of our fellow beings. I see little problem in all this.


Laurie

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Should have added. If you do not like the music why listen to it. ops:o_O


Laurie

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Tibbs., how is clicking an icon ' a large part of the site interaction '? Surely it's a very small part of what happens on here?
I think the thrust of Rons point was to encourage written interaction, which can be more helpful than any 'gong ' & of greater use to the OP.

Im well guilty of just throwing the GB gong around..... Hands up " shoot me".... But like i said earlier, it just shows i took the time to look and appreciate the effort made whatever the skill level, but generally always leave comment as well....... I dont have the skill level or experience to criticise the efforts of others, and would leave that to those that do.


As for how is it an interaction..... It shows other members what you are thinking or feeling without having to use written text... Why write "i agree with that" when you can just click an icon

[aaron]

Wow..... Do you think people really count their gongs and then compare them to others.. That's just sad. To me there just a harmless way of saying I took the time to look and well done.... I certainly wouldn't cry myself to sleep if I didn't get one.... Shouldn't be treated as a judges panel

Agreed.


I was shocked to see only the like gong left, however...im just glad I'm not on a sort of gong ban like I thought.

[ojays]

I can see Ron's main point,


however unlike tonight when I have quite a lot of spare time, I usually I only have time to browse, and click the appropriate icon for some thing that I like.


The skill level on this site is amazing, and I don't feel I posses enough experience compared to many others, so only leave the occasional comment.


Just my slant on the subject.


Gregg

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