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Ok, some of you will have noticed there is now a "Points" space to the left of your posts so I'm going to explain what thats for and how it works...kind of.

Points are going to be used in conjunction with the new services system (this is how you signup for shells, webhosting, etc.) and will be the initial determinant to your eligibility rather than posts. When you signup for services the points required for that service will be deducted from your account for that month and then again each subsequent month as long as you have a positive account balance. If, at the beginning of the next month you do not have a high enough points balance to renew your service then your account will either be downgraded to a level which you can afford or suspended until you meet the requirement.

Points are updated each hour and are recalculcated for each post at that time, so if posts of yours are edited/deleted then this hourly update will reflect this by adding/removing points previously gained by that post.

Points are given based on the content of posts which is in turn based on a formula which currently comprises of length, complexity and other simillar characteristics of text. This formula will be updated from time to time and product "costs" will also be changed to reflect ones ability to get points more easily/difficultly.

I think that this will be an excellent system. It makes people post on the forums and be a part of the community instead of just posting like 20 replies and getting their shell.

One comment:
My points is right after my location, so it looks like "Edmonton, Alberta Points: 125" It looks like Alberta Points or something (That's what i first thought of it as, so I was like wtf) Sort of confusing, from my point of view. Maybe it's because my location is too long. Just noticed that...

I'm sure Tim's going to have fine refining the algorithm though

And i'm also sure he's going to get off his arse and make a nice little system to work alongside the points system, so that it allll works properly

Now, off to go get a reality check...

Better zeep?

Yes that's much better, thanks.

Interesting idea, I say. Much better than it used to be.

Hmmm....
Interesting....
But... I haven't found what is the "price" for 1 month.. Or i didn't noticed somethin?

I think that it's a way to maintain de forum alive, but is also dificult do some people that don't know english very well (like me). So, largers posts, more dificult do help/reply

And how we request a service? And how much the services costs?

rand wrote:Hmmm....
Interesting....
But... I haven't found what is the "price" for 1 month.. Or i didn't noticed somethin?

The Points Algorithim is up, the backend for computation isn't.

Am i missing something? I see no points.

EDIT: Ahhh i get you now. Its not public! Only i can see it!

Sounds like fun, but I have a suggestion to develop the points system..


How about letting users donate points to other users? It would allow for some sort of games and people could do jobs like coding for other users for points.
It could mean friends could donate to each other, but since it's a monthly 'fee', I don't see it going on for too long.

fixz wrote:Yes this is very interesting idea, to keep users after they received their shells.Oh yes, i think that the idea for codding is good, but there must be and other things from which you can get points, because here isnt a programming forum and not everyone know some programme language.

Peace ya all \/

http://forums.phoenix-hosting.org/viewforum.php?f=12
That's the programming forum. Enough tutorials and q&a's to get you interested in coding and scripting. You don't need to be smart or good in math to learn/do coding. Also Samppa meant coding as an "extra", to get extra points. It's not like you have to code in order to get some points.

Yes but to learn one programme language is not a work for a day or two, of course it is good, but here comes the questions how the codder will receive the points, i mean the person who is in need will give from his own or they will come "fall the sky".Oh yes and i think that friends in this forum can abuse with that privilege.

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fixz wrote:Yes but to learn one programme language is not a work for a day or two, of course it is good, but here comes the questions how the codder will receive the points, i mean the person who is in need will give from his own or they will come "fall the sky".Oh yes and i think that friends in this forum can abuse with that privilege.

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The person who is giving will give points out of his points stock and give them to the person that coded with him, because if they just fell out of the sky, that'd be just dumb, because the person that was giving wouldn't lose any and the person would get alot, and so yes, friends could abuse that ALOT. I personally think it's a good idea, but maybe put a limit on how many points you can give a user per day, and a max on how many points you can give in a day. I think that'll regulate the point-giving-by-friends problem somewhat.