Topic: Question of the Day

No, for reasons already pointed out.

if it ain't broke, don't fix it. all the reasons against this idea are well pointed out by previous posters.

the only thing i rather miss are the country flags available on forum posts.

No, for the very good reasons the previous users have stated

It actually would. It would perpetuate the amount of pointless forum games. And we're down to the 4 best ones, too! I'd prefer it if we kept it that way!

I don't think it would be a good idea.

I Would.

Nah.

Ummmm not only no but hell no. Seriously when you have that implanted in a forum then troll threads and post get waaaay out of hand. Plus than you have people posting one word responses that make up a sentence just so they can increase their post count.

Not untill we get a PM system of some sort... After that , then Sure.

no. that kind of thing nets other forums all kinds of newbies who spam nonsense comments in order to get their 'rank' up. eff that, I'm happy without it. :3

No. I can't fully formulate any thoughts as to why that would be bad, so here are some fragments below:
Would turn forums into more of a game than a true forum
Isolates new forum members
Turns veteran forumers into arrogant people who feel their opinion matters more than others
I don't know how high up I'd be in that system (and I'd rather not know)
I like the forums how they are now (for the most part, but I can get over other people's posting styles)
What about chat usage? Would that be incorporated into the rank? (I never use it so that would also make me feel lesser than I think I am here)

While I love the idea of being a Level 99 pegasus , I don't like it for a a lot of the reasons Birdman13 mentioned. I've been a newbie at forums with leveling, and newcomers are often made to feel unwelcome, and their posts/ideas disregarded. The lack of one here is probably a reason I've stuck around here as long as I have (even then I lurked for a long time). I'm reluctant to become involved in a new place when I don't know how I'll be treated. So, I think NL got it right there!

That happens anywhere, just because you're new, unfortunately. I do it sometimes without thinking about it, too - I'll have to reread threads because I've realized I skipped over the people I didn't know. It's not like it's on purpose, it's just natural.

Nope.

It shouldn't be, and that's the point. a 'level' or 'ranking' system would just make that sort of thing worse.

Fair enough. I never meant to say it didn't, just that it still happens on some level regardless.

No.

Response to Question #313: No. Not only do "Leveling Systems" for forums sound like a stupid idea, but they can encourage people being stupid and spamming comments to enlarge their completely metaphorical naughty-bits. If you're going to enlarge ANYTHING, shouldn't it be something that is physical and can change your IRL social status?

Considering GameFaqs does a lot things NL should do, it wouldn't hurt. You don't have to pay attention to it. It's just there mainly to show how long users have been there and how active they are.

Some people abuse the system, though. (once again, stupid people prevent us from having nice things, I know) Spamming's already against the rules, but I'm sure the mods don't need more work, you know?