[WG] MrConway WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,410 posts 4,376 battles Report post #1 Posted January 21, 2018 Captains, we are very happy to announce our brand-new Quality Poster initiative! This is aimed at acknowledging, highlighting and harnessing the huge amount of helpful people that dedicate time to this forum and our community! To this end we have created a new Quality Poster forum role that you will be seeing around very soon. Quality Posters get a few perks that we hope will have a positive impact on the community. They can recommend posts in the Gameplay, Newcomer & Game Guide sections. They can select "Best Answers" in the Q&A Section. They have access to their own sub-forum. "Internet points" Recommending a post will automatically pin it to the top of the page. What makes a Quality Poster? No warnings or rule violations in the past year. Overall exemplary forum conduct. Proven history of accurate and helpful posts. A minimum of 100 posts and 6 months of forum activity (offtopic not counted). How do I become a Quality Poster? You can nominate a player to become a Quality Poster here. All decisions regarding nominations are made by WG Staff and are not subject to discussion. If a nomination is not accepted, we will not be able to tell you why. You cannot nominate yourself or a clan member. Please do not ask for someone to nominate you, let your posts speak for themselves. You can only nominate 1 player per month, only the first nomination will be considered. Please make sure to read the rules carefully as you will not be able to edit nominations. I am a German/French/Polish... etc, user, can I be a Quality Poster? We are now testing this initiative, if successful there is a good chance we will extend it to selected other languages. If you have a great posting record in the English section you can still be nominated. Currently the special powers of Quality Poster only work in the English section. x 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] Sehales WG Staff, Alpha Tester 7,067 posts 2,495 battles Report post #2 Posted January 21, 2018 This is an example for our awesome new "Recommended Post" feature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] MrConway WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,410 posts 4,376 battles Report post #3 Posted January 22, 2018 Our new initiative is now live! Let us know what you think and whether you have any questions! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LAFIE] lafeel Beta Tester 7,364 posts 7,856 battles Report post #4 Posted January 22, 2018 Certainly a great idea, this, but as with all things the proof is in the pudding. Ie how well it goes in execution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] SV_Kompresor Beta Tester, Players, In AlfaTesters 5,680 posts Report post #5 Posted January 22, 2018 Hah, seems like I won't be joining this one 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DK-CP] NothingButTheRain Players 6,338 posts 14,187 battles Report post #6 Posted January 22, 2018 I like this initiative! It's positive 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] Tuccy [WG] WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,516 posts 11,371 battles Report post #7 Posted January 22, 2018 47 minutes ago, lafeel said: Certainly a great idea, this, but as with all things the proof is in the pudding. Ie how well it goes in execution. Well, that depends by and large on the suggestions - I hope we'll get a lot of Quality Posters here :) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LAFIE] lafeel Beta Tester 7,364 posts 7,856 battles Report post #8 Posted January 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Tuccy said: Well, that depends by and large on the suggestions - I hope we'll get a lot of Quality Posters here :) Same. It is one of the best ideas I have heard of (whether here or elsewhere) in a long time :D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aotearas Players 8,460 posts 13,036 battles Report post #9 Posted January 22, 2018 You want me to drop the sass? No way. Guess I won't be joining that group anytime soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Egoleter ∞ Players 4,046 posts Report post #10 Posted January 22, 2018 Oh, I see you went ahead and started the initative yourself. *phew* Now I don't need to do it. Great idea. Let us hope it will create lots of quality posts and nominees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[B5] Kimosabe_X Alpha Tester 2,820 posts 7,631 battles Report post #11 Posted January 22, 2018 Nice idea, I hope it works as well as intended. But it will never bring back the vibe of the Alpha times... ;-P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arctic__ Alpha Tester 199 posts 4,277 battles Report post #12 Posted January 22, 2018 good idea, i like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NED] piet11111 Players 2,225 posts 8,827 battles Report post #13 Posted January 22, 2018 Honestly this doesn't seem all that interesting to me besides having the ability to select a recommended post that i can see as something very beneficial. I would much rather see a recruitment of in-game moderators to squash the increasing toxicity of the playerbase which is something i am increasingly concerned about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vogel Alpha Tester 2,062 posts 4,171 battles Report post #14 Posted January 22, 2018 So if a poster is highly critical to the high suvivability of BBs (and power level in general), the numerous pay2win premiums and the uselessness of IJN DDs in the current meta, does that bar them from becoming a quality poster? Given this section On 21/01/2018 at 5:25 PM, MrConway said: Overall exemplary forum conduct. Proven history of accurate and helpful posts. It would seem that helpful and accurate is in the eye of the beholder. And criticism isn't exactly exemplary forum conduct Edit: forgot to say that I like the idea, but have some worries on the above-mentioned points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THROW] wilkatis_LV [THROW] Players 5,061 posts 10,325 battles Report post #15 Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 6:25 PM, MrConway said: No warnings or rule violations in the past year. I wonder if successfully appealed and thus lifted warnings / bans, as well as 0 WG Point giving "friendly reminders" count towards it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] piritskenyer Players, Players, Sailing Hamster 3,462 posts 5,363 battles Report post #16 Posted January 22, 2018 Me obviously. Oh wait... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] MrConway WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,410 posts 4,376 battles Report post #17 Posted January 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, Vogel said: So if a poster is highly critical to the high suvivability of BBs (and power level in general), the numerous pay2win premiums and the uselessness of IJN DDs in the current meta, does that bar them from becoming a quality poster? Given this section It would seem that helpful and accurate is in the eye of the beholder. And criticism isn't exactly exemplary forum conduct Edit: forgot to say that I like the idea, but have some worries on the above-mentioned points. Being critical is not a bad thing, especially if it is done in a constructive manner. I will not exclude someone just because they have a differing opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ST-EU] Ecotech Supertest Coordinator, Alpha Tester, Sailing Hamster 410 posts 13,271 battles Report post #18 Posted January 22, 2018 46 minutes ago, Kimosabe_X said: But it will never bring back the vibe of the Alpha times... ;-P Vibe or no vibe, now we don't have to wait 20 minutes to fight a one vs one battle :) --- Quality posts are a good idea. They could even represent opposing points of view, it will only add to the quality of discussion if the respective arguments and counters are civilised and well argumented. Hope the initiative finds the success it deserves. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] Commander_Cornflakes WG Staff, WoWs Wiki Team 3,684 posts 15,513 battles Report post #19 Posted January 22, 2018 Am 21.1.2018 um 17:25, MrConway sagte: No warnings or rule violations in the past year. Can I compensate for this with even more helpful posts? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SICK] Exocet6951 Weekend Tester 5,150 posts 11,801 battles Report post #20 Posted January 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, Commander_Cornflakes said: Can I compensate for this with even more helpful posts? Follow up question, are spicy meme posts helpful or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] MrConway WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,410 posts 4,376 battles Report post #21 Posted January 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, Commander_Cornflakes said: Can I compensate for this with even more helpful posts? You can certainly try ;) 5 minutes ago, Exocet6951 said: Follow up question, are spicy meme posts helpful or not? While they are not helpful, whether or not they will help any nomination depends heavily on the level of spicyness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] WolfGewehr Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 2,843 posts 11,496 battles Report post #22 Posted January 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, MrConway said: While they are not helpful, whether or not they will help any nomination depends heavily on the level of spicyness. Some spicyness is good for the taste! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[KAP] IsamuKondera Modder, Supertester 1,365 posts 13,171 battles Report post #23 Posted January 22, 2018 An interessting idea but tbh: I would have rather seen the Modder Forum Group done first before starting a new thing. But that might be just me afterall ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] MrConway WG Staff, Alpha Tester 3,410 posts 4,376 battles Report post #24 Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, IsamuKondera said: An interessting idea but tbh: I would have rather seen the Modder Forum Group done first before starting a new thing. But that might be just me afterall ;) Coming very soon™! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[KAP] IsamuKondera Modder, Supertester 1,365 posts 13,171 battles Report post #25 Posted January 22, 2018 1 minute ago, MrConway said: Coming very soon™! I know.... I just like to remind people about stuff :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
