Comments on: CyberNet Wants To Make You An All-Star http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-75674 Ryan Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:48:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-75674 That would probably work...I didn't think about checking the time period of the comments. Thanks for the idea! That would probably work…I didn’t think about checking the time period of the comments. Thanks for the idea!

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-75287 SLA Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:14:08 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-75287 You still can automate it. To check if the user is a spammer, your website just have to look at statistics: <strong>If user posts all 125 comments per, for example, 24 hours, then it is probably spam bot.</strong> Then he should NOT get "all-star", and an alert should be sent to webmaster (you or Ashley). You still can automate it. To check if the user is a spammer, your website just have to look at statistics:
If user posts all 125 comments per, for example, 24 hours, then it is probably spam bot. Then he should NOT get “all-star”, and an alert should be sent to webmaster (you or Ashley).

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-73187 Ryan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:06:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-73187 It would be really easy to grant all-stars automatically with how I have it setup, but I want to make sure that no one all of a sudden spams the site and gets promoted as an all-star. It would be really easy to grant all-stars automatically with how I have it setup, but I want to make sure that no one all of a sudden spams the site and gets promoted as an all-star.

]]> By: SLA http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-73076 SLA Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:48:44 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-73076 Ryan, why your website doesn't grant "all-star" automatically? :) It is very simple to make it automatic. (AFAIK, right now you do it manually.) Ryan, why your website doesn’t grant “all-star” automatically? :) It is very simple to make it automatic. (AFAIK, right now you do it manually.)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-51601 Ryan Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:58:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-51601 I agree 100% that we should include tips and other things in the "count" so we are working on some sort of scheme/point system that will make it work. Also, I should have some time to throw the personal comment count on the dashboard this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation! I agree 100% that we should include tips and other things in the “count” so we are working on some sort of scheme/point system that will make it work. Also, I should have some time to throw the personal comment count on the dashboard this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: MetaMan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-51360 MetaMan Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:14:50 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-51360 This is my 100th post :!: I am now officially an <strong>All-Star</strong> :mrgreen:! This really is a great site, Ryan, and don't worry, I'll keep on posting just as often as I used to. Since I would feel a little guilty if I just posted a meaningless comment, I have a few suggestions. The personal comment count should be on the dashboard, and, instead of just commenting, an All-Star should have to send in a number of tips (that you actually use or at least recognize as very good) and participate in a number of polls. This would make the status of All-Star a little more special, and discourage bulk commenting. This is my 100th post :!: I am now officially an All-Star :mrgreen: ! This really is a great site, Ryan, and don’t worry, I’ll keep on posting just as often as I used to.

Since I would feel a little guilty if I just posted a meaningless comment, I have a few suggestions. The personal comment count should be on the dashboard, and, instead of just commenting, an All-Star should have to send in a number of tips (that you actually use or at least recognize as very good) and participate in a number of polls. This would make the status of All-Star a little more special, and discourage bulk commenting.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-14841 natmaster Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:56:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-14841 Sweet, I'll have to get 20 or so more so I can get me a star! *shamelessly posts useless comment to up count* *ponders the implication of quantity (rather than quality rewards) for posting....* Sweet, I’ll have to get 20 or so more so I can get me a star!

*shamelessly posts useless comment to up count*
*ponders the implication of quantity (rather than quality rewards) for posting….*

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-14725 Ryan Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:22:51 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-14725 If you always entered in an email address when you commented then it will carry over. If you registered with that same address then it will automatically pick up where you left off. After logging in you should be able to see how many comments you have made. It looks like you have 32 right now. If you always entered in an email address when you commented then it will carry over. If you registered with that same address then it will automatically pick up where you left off. After logging in you should be able to see how many comments you have made. It looks like you have 32 right now.

]]> By: natmaster http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-14722 natmaster Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:14:16 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-14722 I am curious: I never registered until this point, but you still have a record of my comments - will these be transfered to my new account? I am curious: I never registered until this point, but you still have a record of my comments – will these be transfered to my new account?

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/comment-page-1/#comment-14368 Ryan Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:53:45 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/08/28/cybernet-wants-to-make-you-an-all-star/#comment-14368 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-14273">pdedecker wrote:</a><blockquote> The bad thing about this idea is that people may want to start writing nonsense just to improve their ranking. What about that? :)</blockquote></div> That is a good point and we have thought about that. We figured that most people won't spam our site to receive a star since they get no extra "publicity" such as a link to their site on our homepage. The process is not an automatic one either. I have to manually approve each person so if someone comments 50 times in 10 minutes it won't do any good until I have read through their comments. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-14338">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote> As you're accepting ideas Ryan, how about pert of the user page allowing you to see a big list of links to all the articles you've commented on. It would be handy for when I need to find some info that I know someone gave me in a comment on an old blog item.</blockquote></div> That is a pretty good idea and I should be able to put that together. pdedecker wrote:
The bad thing about this idea is that people may want to start writing nonsense just to improve their ranking. What about that? :)

That is a good point and we have thought about that. We figured that most people won’t spam our site to receive a star since they get no extra “publicity” such as a link to their site on our homepage. The process is not an automatic one either. I have to manually approve each person so if someone comments 50 times in 10 minutes it won’t do any good until I have read through their comments.

Inferno_str1ke wrote:
As you’re accepting ideas Ryan, how about pert of the user page allowing you to see a big list of links to all the articles you’ve commented on. It would be handy for when I need to find some info that I know someone gave me in a comment on an old blog item.

That is a pretty good idea and I should be able to put that together.

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