Post of the Month Award

[vikpaw]

SimpleSi said something in the following thread :

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-vista/29647-buy-vista-ultimate-get-1tb-hard-drive-free.html

 

about a post deserving of winning Post of the Month award.

 

I think that is a really good idea. Not sure of how we'd work it, but it would be great to do. No real prize needed, but the winner could carry a special logo/avatar/edu-banner for the rest of the month.

 

an admin or mod could be chosen to judge each month, no voting as it would get complicated. but a simple thread where people post/quote or link to things they liked...?

 

does that sound as good now as it did when i read it out loud...

 

... answers on a postcard.

[FN-GM]

maybe this could be the post of the month for coming up with it.....

[Edu-IT]

How about a special banner posted in the message like what they do over at Money Saving Expert?

[vikpaw]

maybe this could be the post of the month for coming up with it.....

 

well, to be fair, i think that as it's the inaugural month, 2 should win. The original post (it was great!), and SimpleSi for coming up with the idea.

[FN-GM]

well, to be fair, i think that as it's the inaugural month, 2 should win. The original post (it was great!), and SimpleSi for coming up with the idea.

 

Can i win one as well for suggesting you should win:D

[EduTech]

Post of the month male

Post of the month Female

 

 

Great idea btw

[vikpaw]

Can i win one as well for suggesting you should win:D

 

Now, don't be arrogant!

 

I could have included myself in the list of winners, but technically it wasn't my idea, i'm just promoting it and bringing it to fruition. Though, most bright ideas are probably lost like that to whoever has the funds / contacts to make things happen.

 

Anyway, NO. Just two winners for January, and from then on 1 per month.

 

I'll be happy with some thanks. Unless they could call it the "VIKPAW Post of the Month Award" (VIKPAWPOM/VIKPAWPOTM)

 

Actually, what do you think of making the winner's tag eduStar?

[vikpaw]

Post of the month male

Post of the month Female

 

 

Great idea btw

 

NO! No segregation, we are all equals. Well, we are the "1"s and women are the "0"s. Each is meaningless without the other.

[vikpaw]

What does everyone else think?

Like the idea of an award for poster of the month?

[Domino]

we're supposed to be making posters...?

 

I'll get my crayons!

[OutToLunch]

Sounds like a great idea to me... Now where's my prize?

[vikpaw]

we're supposed to be making posters...?

 

I'll get my crayons!

 

The post wins the award for the poster ! Not the brightest crayon in the box are we Mike?! At least you do a mean apple trick late at night ;O)

[kmount]

Hate to be a buzzkill but don't really see the point and think there's plenty of posts on here each month worthy of such an acolade and with each mod/admin having their own particular interests it may be a bit unpredictable when it comes to judging.

 

Recognition is a good idea though.

[GrumbleDook]

Damn ... I was considering putting forward my obituary as posted by Russ.

[apoth0r]

Is that not what the "Thanks" are for?

[K.C.Leblanc]

Damn ... I was considering putting forward my obituary as posted by Russ.

 

I hope those rumours of your death are greatly exagerated.

[silver]

Wouldn't someone need to read every single post in a month? Is that even possible?

[GrumbleDook]

Wouldn't someone need to read every single post in a month? Is that even possible?

 

We could just ask Geoff?

[torledo]

Wouldn't someone need to read every single post in a month? Is that even possible?

 

i think silver's spotted the flaw in this plan......and for that nugget i vote he get's the inaugral post of the month

[EduTech]

NO! No segregation, we are all equals. Well, we are the "1"s and women are the "0"s. Each is meaningless without the other.

 

.. oki

 

[vikpaw]

@kmount - BUZZKILLER!!!! the idea is that it's a bit of fun, not an extensively researched process. what do you think regarding recognition, what form would it take.

 

@Grumbledook - be warned about advertising your death, look what happened to Ross on friends. Before you know it they'll be arranging a wake, and casting aspersions about your sexuality!

 

@apoth0r - I see the "Thanks" to be for finding a post useful or particularly helpful to an individual. (However my pessimistic side thinks it seems to get overused sometimes!)

 

My vision is such that the award could be 'voted' on my members regardless of whether or not they were involved in the thread. If someone thinks a post is worthy of recognition they can submit it. Almost the reverse of reporting bad posts, this is reporting good ones. e.g. i tend to avoid the classroom management software but i might be directed to read a particularly helpful or detailed post that i think is worth voting on.

 

@Silver - Yes, it is subjective, but the idea wasn't to mark every post on the site against any particular set criteria. The post that seeded the idea was actually funny, and a little dig at M$ / Vista. Enough for a few people to think "Yes, that's a classic comment!"

 

It could even just be a decision by the esteemd EduGod himself, it would be an excuse to spend more time in the thick of things. Naturally, it is likely to get out of hand, and everyone could just start nominating everything they would normally give thanks for. That's not the idea though. I guess, it just didn't seem right to give Thanks/reputation for a funny post, but maybe that is the extent of the model. perhaps it would only work in the jokes forum or if a post was particularly humorous.

 

The more i think about it, the more i start to doubt the idea was a good one. I might just start my own breakaway thread in General Chat and it can be the unofficial Poster of the Month Award. Then there's no need to go into details.

 

Somebody mentioned the MoneySavingExpert website, how do they deal with it? i'm a member but don't use the site at all as I get a weekly digest email.

 

i'm out of breath now! another idea i had on a similar vane was the ability to 'agree' with a post. not the same as thank someone for it, more just show support for the content without having to post anew or reiterate the contents. that way a member can see that a particular post (solution in most cases) is agreed upon by e.g. 5 other members, which on messy threads can be handy. i quite often read someones reply / solution, agree with it, so don't post and move on. being able to show agreement is quite handy, but please let me know if i'm barking up the stupid tree again or if the idea is equally as invalid as the Poster of the Month.....

[kmount]

@kmount - BUZZKILLER!!!! the idea is that it's a bit of fun, not an extensively researched process. what do you think regarding recognition, what form would it take.

 

Recognition in my book has already been achieved with the reputation system (for the non mods/admins anyway) and I don't see a need for anything else.

 

One can't provide thanks in the FFS forum anyway, so clearly someones thought that one through in the past about funny/silly/angry threads but an "I agree" function is quite interesting; I'll have a think.

 

Not knocking the man Vik, just challenging the ideas.

[vikpaw]

Not knocking the man Vik, just challenging the ideas.

I know.

Challenge is good.

All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.

[SimpleSi]

I might just start my own breakaway thread in General Chat and it can be the unofficial Poster of the Month Award.

 

Subversion is always the way forward

 

Go for it!

 

regards

 

Simon