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Community "models" which for skribit?
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Yahoo!'s design pattern library is pretty good. especially reputation patterns http://tinyurl.com/6jlul3 which rep pttn should @skribit use?
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Inappropriate?to summarize, the patterns are: (just so we have the names here- check out the website for the descriptions + pretty pictures)
1 The Competitive Spectrum Pattern
2 Named Levels Pattern
3 Numbered Levels Pattern
4 Identifying Labels Pattern
5 Points Pattern
6 Collectible Achievements Pattern
7 Ranking Pattern
8 Leaderboard Pattern
9 Top X Pattern
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I really should explore this sort of thing before spouting forth.. :) the vote to promote pattern should be interesting for skribit also. -
Inappropriate?Right. I don't see any of those and go "oh wow, this is totally THE ONE!!" So I'll go through and say the ones I don't like and why, and the ones I do like.
1 = This is the description of the "competitive spectrum" - worth a detailed read.
Skribit is: reader to blogger: caring and collaborative. blogger to reader: collaborative blogger to blogger: more cordial. (assuming bloggers aren't readers of the other blogger's blog.)
(edited to add the point for #1- didn't get it until I read it carefully. :) )
2 = this could be cool, but could also be random. "Tadpole? Bullfrog? huh?" how does title translate to "reputation"?
3 = Numbered levels, sure. could work
4 = Identifying Labels: see 2.
5 = Points I think this could work well.
6 =The Collectible Achievements= one is a bit like the facebook widgets: "you've sent 10 X's! Send 4 more X's to unlock more X's!" I don't think this is a fit.
7 = Ranking this might work well with the skribit model.
8 = Leader Board - I don't like these because you get an elite and I'm not usually part of that. ditto 9. Besides, it's usually the same people who are always up there, never really allowing newbies to break through.
One thing to keep in mind is that skribit is for bloggers and readers. I think you should get reputation for how many suggestions you have blogged, but it shouldn't be a key part of the system. As for the reader, you might "spam" suggestions + votes not because you really care about reading about the topic, but because you want the reputation. Ditto Bloggers, actually.
Oh, and having reputation might cause a rift or eliteism between bloggers and readers. I like how they are equals at skribit. I like the egalitarianism at skribit.
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Inappropriate?Good points Alison. You're right, giving points for voting could definitely lead to abuse. It would be a shame not to give anything for participation though. Maybe points for voting can be weighted? I think another technique is to not show points and show progression using levels, maybe that would work?
I think we'd have to find some happy medium. A reputation system would really be beneficial to bloggers in understanding their readers, as well as encourage (and give opportunities for) the blog's readers to join in the conversation. But we definitely want to make sure that the participation is real, and not inflated just to achieve rank.
I love your point about having bloggers and readers viewed as equals - we definitely have to keep that in mind.
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