A Discussion Regarding Contests and Forum Posts

What I understand you are trying to say is to lower the redemption amount. If you write articles regularly you can reach the threshold easily. I have earned like that every month in the past.

The Thread starter should be empowered to select a response from the members as the Best response. In case the thread starter is not available due to some reason, for more than 2 days, one of the moderators can take the charge of selecting the " Best response." This suggestion is exclusively for Forums only.

@ rambabu- That is a reasonable suggestion which I guess can be implemented if the admin permits.

While the suggestion is welcome but generally judge and prosecutor or judge and defender should not be the same person. Conflict of interest and bias can creep in. 

This is a suggestion.loose ends can be  tied. May be another suggestion from another member can tone up. Additionally, this practice is already there in the Answers forum.

I dont think anyone will do that at the cost of his own credibility and that is very much in practice in certain forums. You may find a few cases of give and take but that is normal and acceptable.

I am still getting myself oriented to boddunan ,so, am at a risk of making a faux pas. Nevertheless,  with my limited knowledge after browsing and looking for what Interests me the most I thought with a group of people who are Into reading and writing a ' Book review' section should have been here. It would generate a lot of interest amongst people who like reading.

@ lopamudra you certainly can write book reviews in article section within the guidelines of article section. I am on a mobile phone so unable to give you the link of guidelines but you can find it easily.

suni51 wrote:

I dont think anyone will do that at the cost of his own credibility and that is very much in practice in certain forums. You may find a few cases of give and take but that is normal and acceptable.

 

The practice of selecting the "Best answer ' by the question poster in the Answers forum till date remained without blemish. In that forum I have never seen any partiality taking place. Even the super moderators and moderators are the participants in the Answers forum . Never they complained are found  any problem there.

I don't see any reason why this process of including it in the Discussion Forums is seen with suspicion.

If it is good for Answers forum, it must be good for Discussion forums too.

I found only 3 categories for Reviews namely Restaurants,  mobile phones and tourist destinations. Yeah I understand that I can write book reviews as well but If there Is a specific section allotted to It, everyone will post reviews of the books they have read and It would be easier for everyone ,me included, to look for good books while buying them or finding them In the Libraries we go to.

We need to improve forum discussions as well as articles section. articles section is very significant part of the sites. This is writing forum and as such articles section is the main comopnent. The members feel encouraged not only by cash but also points. My suggestion is that award of points for articles should also be encouraged. Secondly, Many members write anything just for points. They would just support views of previous authors sometimesdoding this very cleverly just adding some more words but without anything new. even senior members are not free from this practice. I suggest that in appropriate cases, ten penalty points be deducted. Members need give only independent and fresh comments. It is no use writing a post just to express agreement with some other poster.  Not only rewards but also penalty will help improve the site. .. 

@lopamudra- In fact there is no reviews accepted in any category for the time being but if you are interested in writing reviews you can submit your review as an article. Do not mention it as a review or submit in review category.

@Gulshan Sir, That's one of the common problems in any forums. It used to be minus 4 points for each deleted post but lately it's not so and some members are taking advantage of the same. However there should be some kind of penalty to reduce such posts. As for awarding points for articles it has no more relevance since there is no rewards for points these days as no share amount paid to members anymore. I can only think in terms of increased cash credit for articles but admin knows the best whether the site is making enough amount to pay to contributors.

@rambabu- I can suggest you to start this procedure from today itself. We can select a BR Best Response)  when we feel like the thread has already been discussed enough or stopped attracting comments the starter may ask to LOCK it. A moderator will do that immediately. Your purpose is solved that way.

suni51 wrote:

@Gulshan Sir, That's one of the common problems in any forums. It used to be minus 4 points for each deleted post but lately it's not so and some members are taking advantage of the same. However there should be some kind of penalty to reduce such posts. As for awarding points for articles it has no more relevance since there is no rewards for points these days as no share amount paid to members anymore. I can only think in terms of increased cash credit for articles but admin knows the best whether the site is making enough amount to pay to contributors.

 

 

@rambabu- I can suggest you to start this procedure from today itself. We can select a BR Best Response)  when we feel like the thread has already been discussed enough or stopped attracting comments the starter may ask to LOCK it. A moderator will do that immediately. Your purpose is solved that way.

 

For starting the procedure, I need the help of a Programmer. I want a button, "Best Response " on the page. This can be done either by the Administrator himself or someone who has the knowledge of programming.

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

@Gulshan Sir, That's one of the common problems in any forums. It used to be minus 4 points for each deleted post but lately it's not so and some members are taking advantage of the same. However there should be some kind of penalty to reduce such posts. As for awarding points for articles it has no more relevance since there is no rewards for points these days as no share amount paid to members anymore. I can only think in terms of increased cash credit for articles but admin knows the best whether the site is making enough amount to pay to contributors.

 

 

@rambabu- I can suggest you to start this procedure from today itself. We can select a BR Best Response)  when we feel like the thread has already been discussed enough or stopped attracting comments the starter may ask to LOCK it. A moderator will do that immediately. Your purpose is solved that way.

 

For starting the procedure, I need the help of a Programmer. I want a button, "Best Response " on the page. This can be done either by the Administrator himself or someone who has the knowledge of programming.

 

Why do you need a programmer for writing a comment at the end of thread quoting a post you consider best response 

"I select this post as BR, now this thread may please be locked"

 

suni51 wrote:

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

@Gulshan Sir, That's one of the common problems in any forums. It used to be minus 4 points for each deleted post but lately it's not so and some members are taking advantage of the same. However there should be some kind of penalty to reduce such posts. As for awarding points for articles it has no more relevance since there is no rewards for points these days as no share amount paid to members anymore. I can only think in terms of increased cash credit for articles but admin knows the best whether the site is making enough amount to pay to contributors.

 

 

@rambabu- I can suggest you to start this procedure from today itself. We can select a BR Best Response)  when we feel like the thread has already been discussed enough or stopped attracting comments the starter may ask to LOCK it. A moderator will do that immediately. Your purpose is solved that way.

 

For starting the procedure, I need the help of a Programmer. I want a button, "Best Response " on the page. This can be done either by the Administrator himself or someone who has the knowledge of programming.

 

Why do you need a programmer for writing a comment at the end of thread quoting a post you consider best response 

"I select this post as BR, now this thread may please be locked"

 

I have started.

Underneath the post, I added a note

BEST RESPONSE.

 

 

I have started.

Underneath the post, I added a note

BEST RESPONSE.

When you will do that on a particular thread post started by you that will come on top of the forum posts, I do not see you did that any where and if you mean you did that on this one then three cheers to you

suni51 wrote:

I have started.

Underneath the post, I added a note

BEST RESPONSE.

When you will do that on a particular thread post started by you that will come on top of the forum posts, I do not see you did that any where and if you mean you did that on this one then three cheers to you

 

The post on which I added "BEST RESPONSE" was Unsafe food and the consumer posted by me yesterday. I do not know why it hasn't come on the top of the Forums. But I have done it as you said.

rambabu wrote:

suni51 wrote:

I have started.

Underneath the post, I added a note

BEST RESPONSE.

When you will do that on a particular thread post started by you that will come on top of the forum posts, I do not see you did that any where and if you mean you did that on this one then three cheers to you

 

The post on which I added "BEST RESPONSE" was Unsafe food and the consumer posted by me yesterday. I do not know why it hasn't come on the top of the Forums. But I have done it as you said.

 

It did not come on top for a simple reason, you did not quote it but posted your response on your own thread by editing it. 

I do see a lot of suggestionmerit in Lopamudra's suggestion in having a stimulating and wide-ranging discussion on a literary work which any member may have chanced upon and gone through.A review is a reviewer's perspective of it suffering from his or her shortcomings like capacity,bias and prejudices.It can't be substitute for a forum discussion reflective of many shades and nuances of a work from a diverse set of readers.

About Gulshanji's suggestion of spamming what else I can suggest? Crack the whip cutting across all race,religion and color,ha ha!!"

About Gulshanji's