Am I the only one who hates the ranking system here?

Doctor Zhivago · 08-01-2002, 10:47 PM

I see the point in it, but don't think it should be around. It seems that this system of getting points for posting would just encourage people to post like crazy when they don't have anything to say. I'm a member of several sites with video game-related forums, and gamepro.com seems to be the only one without a damn ranking system. Why is that?

Joeiss · 08-01-2002, 10:49 PM

Post cramming isn't a big problem here... So I do not see any problems.

GameKinG · 08-01-2002, 10:57 PM

Like stated, this event has yet to come up, at least not this year or late last year. And this topic has been posted before and it probably will again, yet the answer will always be the same, it stays.

Jonbo298 · 08-01-2002, 11:24 PM

Thats because this forum isn't as massive and popular(referencing to the popularity of IGN and Gamespot) as the big name sites. So the ranking system is good! It stays!

08-01-2002, 11:38 PM

I am the king. Hakuna Matata.

Ravishing Rick Rude · 08-02-2002, 12:00 AM

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Originally posted by FreakyBob
I see the point in it, but don't think it should be around. It seems that this system of getting points for posting would just encourage people to post like crazy when they don't have anything to say. I'm a member of several sites with video game-related forums, and gamepro.com seems to be the only one without a damn ranking system. Why is that?

Didn't you just register at my forum like 3 days ago and demand peoel to say hi, only to be shot down?

Hmm, * shrugs*

GameKinG · 08-02-2002, 12:09 AM

Thats the guy? Well...now I just wont say hi at all.

Doctor Zhivago · 08-02-2002, 02:25 AM

Oh, it seems that no one loves me

Well, sorry to hurt your feelings, people. If you don't want to see me anymore, I'll understand. I'll understand.......

Mechadragon · 08-02-2002, 02:28 AM

Would this be an awkward time to welcome you to the boards?

Oh and to answer your question: It's only because GamePro is the worst gaming mag out there.

GameKinG · 08-02-2002, 02:37 AM

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Originally posted by FreakyBob
Oh, it seems that no one loves me Well, sorry to hurt your feelings, people. If you don't want to see me anymore, I'll understand. I'll understand.......

No, no. You can post. Just not topics like these.

Doctor Zhivago · 08-02-2002, 04:18 AM

Sorry, this was actually supposed to be a serious topic. I was just asking if anyone else at this site disliked the ranking system, but for some reason, everyone got really mad at me. And, Mechadragon, I don't know why you think that Gamepro is such an awful magazine. I think they do a very good job, and thoroughly cover just about every new game out. Well, I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion. Anyway, thanks for kind of welcoming me to the boards I guess.

~For some reason, I put a question mark in place of a period. Odd.~

Mechadragon · 08-02-2002, 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by FreakyBob
Sorry, this was actually supposed to be a serious topic. I was just asking if anyone else at this site disliked the ranking system, but for some reason, everyone got really mad at me. And, Mechadragon, I don't know why you think that Gamepro is such an awful magazine? I think they do a very good job, and thoroughly cover just about every new game out. Well, I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion. Anyway, thanks for kind of welcoming me to the boards I guess.

Well when I first subscribed to it(4 years ago I suppose), it was great! It seems as the years went by they started giving less coverage and previews etc. That and the fact that they only have 1 opinion on Reviews.

Shadow_Link · 08-02-2002, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by FreakyBob
I see the point in it, but don't think it should be around. It seems that this system of getting points for posting would just encourage people to post like crazy when they don't have anything to say. I'm a member of several sites with video game-related forums, and gamepro.com seems to be the only one without a damn ranking system. Why is that?

Like people before me said, the scenario you stated has yet to happen... I remember the last thread about this subject, and one of the reasons given for keeping the ranking system/post counts was to identify who the post crammers were when compared to the dates they joined.

Now, there is only one member here with around 13,000 posts (DsH), and the nearest one to him is TheGame with 7000 + posts. And others are around the 5000 +/-, though the only people to have reached these amounts are the ones who have been around since the Nintendodolphin.net/Ndose days.

If you compare the members post counts here to the post counts at places like IGN, you will easily see that there are 'hardly', if any post crammers at GT. I mean there is one person at IGN who achieved around 11,000+ posts in around a year :eek:.

Lastly, most people with 'high' post counts don't really type short posts, and are relevant to the subject at hand most of the time.

Sorry for the 'kind of' long post, but... meh.

Oh, and welcome to the boards... Stick around, you may change you views on the system

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bobcat · 08-02-2002, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by Danchastu
I am the king. Hakuna Matata.

Danchastu wa Weekendo ni nanio shimasu ka?

08-02-2002, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by bobcat

Danchastu wa Weekendo ni nanio shimasu ka?

weekend = shumatsu

Tomodachi ga kitara, Signs o miru kamoshiremasen.