Some Important Changes Coming...

Bobo wrote:So you can get points everywhere now? That definitely makes it a lot easier to get the points needed.

If everyone posts just as they normally do, no one should notice any difference. After all, just one post in the Welcome forum can earn you enough points to make five posts in The Lounge. Same with posting in a usergroup, and most usergroups now have some sort of game topic or randomness topic.

If it makes no difference, what's the point?

I'm all for this, by the by, just being the devil's advocate here.

Galatea wrote:If it makes no difference, what's the point?

I'm all for this, by the by, just being the devil's advocate here.

Those arguments have already been summarized before. You have access to this thread and the moderators thread.

I think it's a great idea. People make many random posts with no purpose but to increase post count, even if the topic has already been made.
It's not too hard to earn the points to post, just crit! But crit right...

There should NOT be a pointcost for the chatroom, it's MADE for people who wanna be random, help people/be help etc... and someone might throw all of their points away there if they need help or need to say something!

*MisterWaffles stabilizes.*

Okay. I'm alright now.

EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I SPENT POINTS ON THIS USELESS POST! OMGOMGOMG *EXPLODE*

Oh...sorry. Anyway, I'm fine with this now. I just realized that I had 1100 points. And I welcome people quite often. So yeah.

But just for the heck of it...

OMGOMGEXPLODE!~

I failed that Systematic Theology test, by the way. Can anyone give the reference for this quote? "And the Spirit said to Phillip, go to that chariot and stay near it" Yeah, me neither. Who'da thought it was Acts 8:29? OF COURSE I THINK OF IT NOW.

Sorry for the spam. I'm getting my ten points worth of this post. Ok...I'll stop. Just poking fun.

Hows about enabling us to see points in the randomness and lounge forums then, so we can see how many points we have left at a glance? or at least a section in the new my yws page thing that shows us our points total. That page, by the way, sounds great.

Matt Bellamy wrote:Hows about enabling us to see points in the randomness and lounge forums then, so we can see how many points we have left at a glance? or at least a section in the new my yws page thing that shows us our points total. That page, by the way, sounds great.

Good idea! Will work that out sometime tonight.

Okay everyone, everything with regard to paying to post is done. There's a few minor kinks I want to work out (all aesthetic), but it's in there and working. I made almost all other forums pointable (word?) in response to criticism, so I'll have to see how that compromise works out.

In about two weeks I'll set up a thread for arguments in favor of and against this change. After a month, I'll make the final decision as to whether or not to keep up with this. Unfortunately, for the moment all arguments are merely theoretical. Before there's any debate about it, I want some practical experience with it. If after a month, the pay-to-post policy is not overall beneficial, it'll be dumped. Heck, I've dumped things that cost me a lot of time and money in the past (dynamic avatars...).

Had to post, even if there shall soon be somewhere else to argue and comment (there isn't yet to my knowledge).

There's one problem I have about the fifteen points cost. It's not really even. I would rather have twenty than fifteen. I would prefer ten, if that's possible. I don't know... I have this thing about zeroes.

Well then, I say that when the time comes to reflect upon this venture, we change it so you pay 17 or 11 points.

I'd also like to say that in these taxed forums at least, no one should get annoyed at us for going too random. We'd be paying to waste our own time! We'd practically be deserving of our silliness! And mods editing posts ... just think of the lawsuits! Because we will have paid for the post, you can't change it without our permission. It's practically stealing. *giggles evilly* I think I'm going to set up my own law firm. I might even be able to earn points with it. This would turn into money. And as you've already noticed there will be protests about the taxes, riots maybe even ... oh dearie dearie me.

And nobody dare dissmiss this as silliness! It's worth EXACTLY the same amount as any other posts here!

If thats what it takes to make things better, who are we to disagree?

One disagrees when they think it will not make things better.

Update on the other item (My YWS)...

I have My YWS somewhat running, so everyone can at least get a taste of it at:
forum/MyYWS.php

I have My YWS somewhat running, so everyone can at least get a taste of it at:
forum/MyYWS.php

Hey, that's pretty nifty.

Guys, you say it like its the end of the world.
If you want to have fun chatting get Trillian, the messenger that includes AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and IRC. FREE.

Also posting a picture with img brackets and a url link gets me like 30 points.
I cant image how much an actual poem will get you if there wasnt a 50 limit.

And I agree its a writing site and people should be expected to write, start tariffing the art forums.

If you're using the YWS standard templates, then you can now access "My YWS" from where the "Profile" link used to be. Everything on it is old stuff, but I also added a favorites link where you can manage the topics you are watching. I'm also looking into adding a friends list.

However, the change avatar thing is not working, which is why I have not added My YWS yet to the YWS dark templates. Hopefully I'll have it fixed by tonight.

How do you add topics you are watching?

Good idea!!!!!! But if someone wants to deleat there post will they get there pionts back?
my yws suonds good too.

D'oh I just spent some pionts!