Points Turned Off For Storybooks & Debate Group (Updated

After discussion amongst the moderators (moderators = JMs and mods), points have been turned off for Storybooks and the Debate Group. This does not mean you have to pay to post there now! It's still free to post, but you don't get anything for posting.

When we added points, it was done to encourage critiquing and activity in certain areas of the board. Back then, storybooks was dormant. Now it's by far the busiest forum and the third most popular area of the site overall (not including the home page). Allowing members to continue to earn points in storybooks subverts the idea behind points, so it's been turned off for now.

EDIT

With regards to the Debate Group, that area of the site is going to be active no matter what. Since you don't critique there and because there's no need to encourage activity there, points have also been turned off there for now.

Good idea!

Erm... at least I think so. I don't think I've ever even been over there. >>

~Azila~

I think it's an excellent idea. I was actually a little confused by the system of gaining points for posting in storybooks but that makes sense now.

Good idea!!!! I'm gonna get hurt by it, but oh well!!!!

Never really though about storybook points...never really think about points at all, actually...it would probably bring me closer to maths than I want to be...I guess it makes sense as it will mean people have to critique more in order to gain points...but would it also mean that people post less in storybooks as they're not getting the points for it? (Does anyone really pay attention to points? I couldn't tell you how many I have...)

Great idea. I think it shall be an improvement.

Alainna
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All right. I rarely post in there anyway. ;P

~JFW1415

Oh. Now it makes sense... I was wondering why I wasn't getting points.

Oh well. I'll earn more points to make up for all of those SB's I'm in...

-Jared

Good idea. People like *cough* won't keep getting really high points for posting the storybook section, lol.

The rest of us stand a chance now!

I've wondered about this before, and I'm glad you did something about that. ^_^ Great idea, as usual!

Since the points got turned off for storybooks, I've been reviewing more. I review more not only to earn points, but also because I now have a decent chance of making it to the top of the points contest.

Yay! Thanks Nate!

Oh well, there goes a lot of Jono points! XD