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rsjsouza:
(didn't read all interactions here)

IME badges are a terrible idea. Among other factors, the excellent linked post by Fraser reflects my experience as well:

here's a sense in which knowing there's an expert in something sort of subtly reduces the value of everyone else's contributions because people wait for the expert to show up.

Also, the other topics such as what constitutes an expert, how broad on the subject one could be still considered one, etc. are very valid.

People give their time for free and having an added pressure of a badge can be detrimental to the contributions of someone that is unable to dedicate the proper time for full fledged answers at all times. This can be overcome in part by pre-canned answers to questions or something that AAC currently has, which are several concise articles that can easily be leveraged on their platform (I have used them myself many times to give posters some technical context and background).

Also, some of the experts may simply give short replies with further questions to narrow the problem at hand - after all, it is not infrequent the number of people that ask something and simply vanish (retiredcaps and I had an exchange about that many years ago).

Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: Cerebus on February 16, 2022, 02:16:52 pm ---

If anyone needs any more convincing that "Thanks" as is currently implemented is a useless metric, here it is.

--- End quote ---

Not wishing to cherry-pick your post but we might like to see the breakdown of thanks in the beginners threads rather than entire forum.

Cerebus:

--- Quote from: nctnico on February 16, 2022, 12:12:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: thinkfat on February 16, 2022, 12:05:26 pm ---Put a "Thanked" counter next to the "Posts" counter.
If you absolutely must do something.

--- End quote ---
I don't think that is a good idea; it has no statistical relevance. Either as an absolute or relative number. The more people post, the more they get thanked. On top of that there is the echo-chamber effect. Some thank when people agree even though what is written is questionable.

Just see a thanks as nodding your head you agree. IIRC thanking was originally added to get rid of 'I agree posts' that added nothing to the discussion.

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To quote Mandy Rice-Davis: "Well he [nctnico, thanked ratio 12%] would say that, wouldn't he."


Cerebus [Thanked ratio 77%]  :-DD

(Yes I am kidding, I think the thanked ratio is wildly misleading)

tautech:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 16, 2022, 02:10:19 pm ---A bigger question I have for you is why aren't you in bed?  ;)

--- End quote ---
And you have the perfect bladder ?


--- Quote ---What I am proposing is perhaps an enthusiastic intermediate instead of a jaded 'expert'.

I posted the 'expert' video on an earlier page for shits and giggles. I have in my professional capacity assumed nearly all of those roles and quietly chuckled to myself the whole time. I'm suggesting, as an expert ;) , that the forum is ready to take this next step.

The problem is that the chosen person needs protection from 'experts' with a bad attitude. It needs to be understood that an intermediary is there to encourage beginners and reinforce their own understanding without the fear of being publicly humiliated.
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Instead I believe the senior and capable members could use their forum profiles to better effect. It takes just a minute to change them and display your wished online status as I do when I go on annual fishing trips with the cuz.

There's no reason not to display your chosen skillset without a forum based one being foisted on you which as I have mentioned before might invite a plague of PM's seeking advice. Yes I get a few and if it gets outta hand one can easily modify your profile or signature unlike any title that you might be given.

Carel:
Just to put things in a perspective:

I looked it up in my statistics: 48 posts, 96 thanks, which makes me with a 200% score a very succesfull expert.

With my cat photo's.

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