The Escapist: Now With Badges!
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If there is one, you've already earned it.Haliwali said:
Seriously though, a good sumaritan badge would encourage good behavior.
Really, I think the idea of not being banned is encouragement enough. Although if you want everyone else to know how nice you are I can see why you would want it.the monopoly guy said:
As for Trollslayer badges, a Warhammer wouldn't be bad. For the King badge just throw a crown behind it.
Says the King Trollslayer.Haliwali said:
I have got literally no clue. It looks like a cross between a bingo marker and a microphone.Larenxis said:
It's a satellite. Haile, the artist that did the 'Community' art, was being funnyLarenxis said:
Also, there are never going to be any badges to encourage trolling or getting into fights with trolls. Report the posts and ignore the content, and the moderators will take care of the rest - that's why they're here.
you have on in my mind...and my heart...Haliwali said:
Ok, that was a little strange.
Still, I would like to know your (mods) thoughts on a good sumaritan type badge...because I'm nosy like that
Well, that assumes that the rest of the internet hasn't already. Think of it more like 'favorite posters'. The badges are set up such that you're encouraged to add a few friends of your own, but not that many, to get you familiar with the system. More importantly, it gives a reason to 'get added', which (theoretically) involves posting things that others find interesting. Or, I suppose, socializing enough to convince people to trade adds with you - that's still a positive type of interaction though.Erana said:
Most importantly, it gets more people to use the flagging, even for a somewhat artificial reason. We want to make that section do more, and we need more people to use it in order to do make that happen.
Many of the badges are intended to do things like this. The thread replies/views ones are to encourage people to come up with interesting topics that encourage discussion. The unique thread/forum count ones are to encourage people to explore a bit more (and not just post in ZP threads, or on Off-Topic, for example). The PM ones are to both make people realize the system is there and to encourage them to read their PMs.
It's relatively easy to ban people, lock threads, remove posts, and do other kinds of 'negative reinforcement' to discourage problems. The badges are our attempt to do 'positive reinforcement' and recognize the people who make the site a better place.
There already is one similar. It's from our original list, but we aren't happy with the art yet, so it won't go live until we arethe monopoly guy said:
Just use Mr. Rogers.Virgil said:There already is one similar. It's from our original list, but we aren't happy with the art yet, so it won't go live until we arethe monopoly guy said:
