Quote: (03-06-2012 01:52 PM)Commander Shepard Wrote:
Quote: (03-06-2012 01:38 PM)Athlone McGinnis Wrote:
Want noobs to feel pressure to contribute early on and make spot-on posts? Add rep, and give the possibility of recognition if they post a solid datasheet or other information right off the bat. Incentivize that behavior.
I'm a noob. I am not driven by rep points.
I'm driven by my desire to improve my game.
That's nice, but not everyone is like you. Most people behave differently when incentives are placed in front of them. Some of us are like you and HC-all about the right thing and altruism, posting constantly rep or no rep.
Many other people are not. For them, the fact that reputation (recognition) can come early with solid datasheets and other information is a big draw, and can catalyze more posting down the road.
People do use tangible things like this to guide their actions-its in human nature. Sure its superficial, but it is realistic.
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I mean, are there any noobs, like myself, that are working on their game to up their green number?
If you honestly do not believe that there are not quite a few people who would be significantly less inclined to put forward good datasheets/info without rep and/or other similar factors, then I don't know what to tell you.
You must live on a very altruistic planet.
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