Hi all,
This has been something I've been thinking about for a good while now, but I'd like to see what the community thinks before we do anything incorrect.
As you may or may not be aware, we use a modification that allows you to hide content in your posts until it is "thanked", at which point you receive +rep (and credits?). It's used throughout the gamesave forums moreso than anywhere else, and while I see it's value to you guys, I also believe it is not the best solution, for a variety of reasons including being able to remove your thanks after accessing the hidden content.
So, it raises the question of how we go about tackling this issue when we implement it in v3, and how we improve that system.
We have a few options:
I want to make it clear that I haven't started implementing any of these as of yet as I need your feedback on how we alter the system, and we want to make sure we get it right for both users downloading saves, and you guys who post them. If you have any other ideas on what we could do, please feel free to share them below for consideration. We absolutely want to get this right!
This has been something I've been thinking about for a good while now, but I'd like to see what the community thinks before we do anything incorrect.
As you may or may not be aware, we use a modification that allows you to hide content in your posts until it is "thanked", at which point you receive +rep (and credits?). It's used throughout the gamesave forums moreso than anywhere else, and while I see it's value to you guys, I also believe it is not the best solution, for a variety of reasons including being able to remove your thanks after accessing the hidden content.
So, it raises the question of how we go about tackling this issue when we implement it in v3, and how we improve that system.
We have a few options:
- We keep the current system intact, with the same issues it currently has.
- We swap out the thanks system in place of a button that "purchases" the content with credits, with the credits being paid to the user who posted the content. The credits can then be spent in the new store to unlock additional site features (more on that in a later post).
- Some other system (provide details below).
I want to make it clear that I haven't started implementing any of these as of yet as I need your feedback on how we alter the system, and we want to make sure we get it right for both users downloading saves, and you guys who post them. If you have any other ideas on what we could do, please feel free to share them below for consideration. We absolutely want to get this right!