Q&A Smashboards Questions Thread. Ask site-related questions here. (Staff answers preferred)

[Fuelbi]

When is the Adobe closing down?

 

[Azua]

most likely when the company goes bankrupt

 

[Fuelbi]

Hmmmm... I see. So the Adobe is permanent?

 

[Lythium]

Yeah, fail for me not catching that. Or being too lazy to take the 45 secs to look.

Still implemented on some lesser Smash forums though.

I feel it could really help with knowing who the responsible members are.

I wish I could say that I'm a responsible member, but what if I'm the only one who holds that opinion? :S

I understand, but I believe the reason they got rid of it before was because of the nature of the rep system. If I remember correctly, members could like or dislike a post (sort of like "thumbs up" or thumbs down"), and in doing so, give or remove someone's rep. You could also leave comments for posts. Unfortunately, it was easy to abuse rep and give people a lot or leave comments that are unsuitable. I can't speak for the staff, but it seems like it was more of a headache than a good thing.

 

[thegreatkazoo]

I understand, but I believe the reason they got rid of it before was because of the nature of the rep system. If I remember correctly, members could like or dislike a post (sort of like "thumbs up" or thumbs down"), and in doing so, give or remove someone's rep. You could also leave comments for posts. Unfortunately, it was easy to abuse rep and give people a lot or leave comments that are unsuitable. I can't speak for the staff, but it seems like it was more of a headache than a good thing.

Then perhaps if this were only allowed for staff members to thumb up or down something perhaps...

Eh, I'm just grasping straws here.

 

[¯\_S.(ツ).L.I.D._/¯]

I also believe that people would spam and make threads like "If you give me rep I'll give you rep" and stuff like that. And one person could destroy someone's rep if they really wanted to. It's a good system in theory but practically it doesn't work too well. It's better to base judgements of how responsible a member is on their posts and behavior as opposed to a list of rep.

 

[Zatchiel]

Seeing as to how Super Bans cannot be lifted, have the Admins and/or Staffer Shack ever thought of deleting the Perma-Banned accounts? It would open up many, many usernames for use, and it would clear space.

 

[DtJ Jungle]

So that those users can come back with those same user names only to be banned again?

 

[Mic_128]

most likely when the company goes bankrupt

He didn't mean Adobe, he meant the Anniversary Abode.

It'll be packed away sometime this week.

Lucas Perfected: If we did that, how would we know why they were banned?

 

[Zatchiel]

So that those users can come back with those same user names only to be banned again?

If they were that desperate, they'd just make another account if we didn't delete thier old one. It wouldn't make all too much of a difference, IMO.

Edit: Mic, you guys don't keep records or history?

 

[Mic_128]

We do, it's saved in people's profiles.

 

[Zatchiel]

We do, it's saved in people's profiles.

Ah, sorry, that wasn't to my attention. Thank you for your time.

 

[Azua]

He didn't mean Adobe, he meant the Anniversary Abode.

It'll be packed away sometime this week.

I know



Rep was a horrible, horrible idea. It was ridiculously abused.

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

When do we get the 10th anniversary icons?

 

[DtJ Jungle]

Be patient, please. The staff work very hard to give us things like new post bit, user groups, etc and not everything happens quickly. Some things, like post bit and skins, are not within the permissions of SWF staff.

 

[GoldShadow]

Rep was a horrible, horrible idea. It was ridiculously abused.

That's not true at all. Matt repping happens to be one of my fondest memories on SWF!

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

What does the title "smash noob" mean?

 

[GoldShadow]

Titles for regular members are based on postcount and simply reflect how many posts you have. From (much) earlier in this thread:

Smash n00b ~ 0-24 posts
Smash Child ~ 25-99 posts
Smash Journeyman ~ 100-499 posts
Smash Apprentice ~ 500-999 posts
Smash Lord ~ 1,000-2,499 posts
Smash Master ~ 2,500 or more posts

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

Isn't it now smash cadet?

 

[Lythium]

I believe Smash n00b has been replaced with Smash Rookie.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=249769

 

[Heartz♥]

Well, the most recent update would be this:

Smash Rookie 0-24
Smash Cadet 25-74
Smash Apprentice 75-199
Smash Journeyman 200-499
Smash Ace 500-999
Smash Lord 1000-1999
Smash Champion 2000-2999
Smash Master 3000-4999
Smash Hero 5000-9999
Smash Legend 10000-19999
Smash Obsessed 20000+

 

[BSP]

I want to see someone with the smash obsessed title already

 

[DtJ Jungle]

Theres five or six people with it.

 

[flaco]

Are we goona update the vbulletin version?

 

[DtJ Jungle]

That's up to MLG.

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

Why aren't zootematix and heimie on the "view forum leaders" list?

 

[Mic_128]

Because they aren't Mods or Discussion Leaders

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

Then why are they group leaders of the BRoom?

And are discussion leaders basically mods?

 

[flaco]

Ah do you guys plan to make more groups?Also mypost has never increased it stayed the same for the past 10 post i made why?

 

[Lythium]

They are in charge of admissions, but that doesn't make them forum leaders.

Discussion leaders are mini-mods. They can lock topics, edit posts, and whatnot for whichever forum they are leaders of.

edit: @flaco: when you say groups, do you mean public usergroups?

And not every forum has post count. User Blogs, Info Center, Regional Zones, Forum Games. You get the idea.

 

[DtJ Jungle]

Zootematrix doesnt even come here often iirc.

Also Discussion leaders can really only sticky threads amd move/merge posts, just for clarification, my dear Lythy :3c

 

[Lythium]

My bad. :3c

Jungle would know.

 

[uhmuzing]

Why do some user groups not show up on profiles while others do (like my profile tells people I'm a tournament director, but it doesn't tell them that I'm a premium member)?

Similarly, the Anniversary group no longer shows up on my profile, but it did a day or two ago.

 

[Zatchiel]

Why do some user groups not show up on profiles while others do (like my profile tells people I'm a tournament director, but it doesn't tell them that I'm a premium member)?

Similarly, the Anniversary group no longer shows up on my profile, but it did a day or two ago.

Edit: Forgot i couldn't reply at my current level of membership.

 

[Azua]

I think it has to do with the groups being a public-type membership or not. Could just have to do with individual permissions for each group.

 

[Fuelbi]

Why do some user groups not show up on profiles while others do (like my profile tells people I'm a tournament director, but it doesn't tell them that I'm a premium member)?

Similarly, the Anniversary group no longer shows up on my profile, but it did a day or two ago.

Don't you get a my awards section in your profile for getting premie anyways? It'd be kinda redundant no?

 

[DtJ Jungle]

i believe premium was just an example of a usergroup that he has that doesn't show up under user groups.

 

[Zatchiel]

If i'm allowed to answer: @DBremium isn't really a usergroup since it isn't really earned on the forums, so much as purchased. Other than that, the Green Title and Mushroom Postbit seem like enough.

 

[DtJ Jungle]

Writer's isnt considered a usergroup by that either, i earned my writers title. it just has something to do with permissions, most likely, as Azua stated.

 

[Zatchiel]

Have the Admins set every color of the palette to a different usergroup? To be more specific: If there was any colors left over after giving each usergroup a tint, what colors do we have left over?