Is everyone going to be migrated over to the new forum home even the inactive people?
(Just curious, as I have some friends who rarely log in unless I tell them a new update is coming and they should check out a thread)
[quote] I somewhat thought this was a community mature enough to not really need volunteer mods… [/quote]It was…
Then the fire nation attacked…
Then the fire nation attacked…[/quote]
But the Adm----avatar stopped the (flame) war
Oh yeah, speaking of that, what will the new forum’s karma/rating/whatever system be? I remember hearing downvotes causing trouble here so they were removed. Will we still have some sort of upvote system? Personally I’d like something like StackExchange where you can downvote posts but at the cost of losing some of your own reputation. This would ensure that people used it in moderation.
Also, @Kevin, it’s better for you probably. Right now you’re pretty stuck in the #3 spot:
Starting from scratch, you might be able to make it to #2/#1.
I generally don’t like the thank-you system as it is today. The total amount of them shows experience here, but it promotes elitism in a way that I really don’t like. A system like that is still necessary though.
Elitism this. Elitism that. I hear that way too much for something that’s not even dangerously true. There will definitely be some people that think they’re better than other people, but rarely have I seen that actually become a problem. When it does become a problem, that person should just be removed from the forums instead of whining about elitism. Remove the problem people, and don’t stereotype the rest of the community as if they’re elitists.
I do like the idea of a reputation system. It won’t really stain anyone’s record with “user has this amount of dislikes” or anything and we can still give a dislike to posts that aren’t useful (ex: exploit reports without any info, bug reports without repro steps or info, etc)
People will be limited to how much they can post and where? That sounds like a really strange thing to add.
People will be limited to how much they can post and where? That sounds like a really strange thing to add.[/quote]
They already have it in this forum - new users are limited to where they can post during a probationary period.
I too am interested in what software the new forum will be using.
People will be limited to how much they can post and where? That sounds like a really strange thing to add.[/quote]
They already have it in this forum - new users are limited to where they can post during a probationary period.[/quote]
Read that carefully.
“gaining the ability to post more and in more places”
What forum software is going to be used?
I knew that was what you were hinting at. 
Like others here, I’m also curious as to what forum software you’re planning on using.
and this user have 12 other thankyous
rip
[quote] and this user have 12 others thankyou
rip [/quote]
ftfy
People will be limited to how much they can post and where? That sounds like a really strange thing to add.[/quote]
They already have it in this forum - new users are limited to where they can post during a probationary period.
I too am interested in what software the new forum will be using.[/quote]
For example, I can not post in “Look at this Cool Creation” because I’m new 
People will be limited to how much they can post and where? That sounds like a really strange thing to add.[/quote]
They already have it in this forum - new users are limited to where they can post during a probationary period.
I too am interested in what software the new forum will be using.[/quote]
For example, I can not post in “Look at this Cool Creation” because I’m new :)[/quote]
lol noob!!!
o/t I’m assuming thank yous wont be carrying over, so I’m interested in the new system I gotta work hard to get a 1:1+ ratio back!
Also, are we keeping the same emoticons, bbcode, etc.?
To be honest, thank you’d should be just a simple like button.
Oh yeah, speaking of that, what will the new forum’s karma/rating/whatever system be? I remember hearing downvotes causing trouble here so they were removed. Will we still have some sort of upvote system? Personally I’d like something like StackExchange where you can downvote posts but at the cost of losing some of your own reputation. This would ensure that people used it in moderation.
Also, @Kevin, it’s better for you probably. Right now you’re pretty stuck in the #3 spot:
Starting from scratch, you might be able to make it to #2/#1.[/quote]
Well considering your post to thank-you ratio. The higher number doesn’t really matter in this case. As Whimzee said, the current system promotes elitism.