On some peoples' profiles, I've seen something at the very bottom that says "Trophies" and on all users' profiles it says "Trophy Points." Can anyone explain what this is? I'm just curious to know. Thanks!
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What the heck are "Trophy Points?"
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It is a feature of the Xenforo forum software that awards members points for different milestones, like reaching 30 posts for example. The feature is disabled on MacRumors, so everybody shows zero for Trophy Points.
Ohhh. I have been wondering about this too. Maybe there could be a sort of "awards" system something like Reddit where people get a handful of free awards per month (like 5-10) and can choose to put it on exemplary posts that are very thought out. Contributors could get double the awards per month.
Oh, no, it was more of a suggestion based on the idea of "trophies" and "points"
In forums with this enabled. It’s usually based on category. The Op will ask a question in something like a Video Card subforum. Then select from the answers a best answer. As you get best answers you’ll get trophies ranking you something like Knowledgeable, Expert, Master and Grand Master. Depending on the forums ranking system.
There might be other trophies. Like for how long you are a member. Overall best answers. Number of times you answer within an hour of a question being asked. Total number of posts and so forth.
In my opinion, I don't think adding gamification features to MR would be a good thing. Rank-striving distorts a lot of people's posting behavior, as can be easily seen on many other websites.
Well said.
And again, well said, and not just because I am in complete agreement with you.