Food & Drink1 min ago
M & S Vouchers
18 Answers
If there's a competition, should we not be telt exactly how the winner will be judged?
If it's based upon the number of responses to a particular thread, does it not follow that a popular thread that's been here since to-day (12.11.08) will get more responses before the closing date than if that very same thread had been posted on 20.11.08?
Will it be judged upon the quality of responses? If so, who will be the arbiter?
Why does it have to be posted in AB Polls AND ChatterBank?
If it's based upon the number of responses to a particular thread, does it not follow that a popular thread that's been here since to-day (12.11.08) will get more responses before the closing date than if that very same thread had been posted on 20.11.08?
Will it be judged upon the quality of responses? If so, who will be the arbiter?
Why does it have to be posted in AB Polls AND ChatterBank?
Answers
1 to 18 of 18
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by THECORBYLOON. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
. . . and why do we have to have a post of the week, rather than a member of the week (or month). For instance, I'd love to see VHG rewarded for all of the hard work he puts into answers like this:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question 651985.html
Chris
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question 651985.html
Chris
I don't think that this is a good direction for AB to take.
A 'competition' should be won on merit or due to a person's helpfulness in solving a problem over and beyond ..... NOT on whether they can think up some ditty of a question that attracts controversy thus attracting tons of posters.
AB is a good site - it needs improving (what site doesn't) but what is needed is for the AB staff to be more approachable. I have been on AB for a couple of years and have no idea of who owns the site, the number of staff - what direction they want to take and so much more.
Improving the search facility would be a great place to start.
A 'competition' should be won on merit or due to a person's helpfulness in solving a problem over and beyond ..... NOT on whether they can think up some ditty of a question that attracts controversy thus attracting tons of posters.
AB is a good site - it needs improving (what site doesn't) but what is needed is for the AB staff to be more approachable. I have been on AB for a couple of years and have no idea of who owns the site, the number of staff - what direction they want to take and so much more.
Improving the search facility would be a great place to start.
It would be a better idea surely for us to post our suggestions for Post of the Week in AB polls rather than people making up questions just to win a competition. There are good postings (either humourous or thought provoking all over the site), which far outweigh anything offered up for the competition.
It's just a bit of fun, folks... we're not judging this thing by a strict set of rules and guidlines, it's just for a laugh.
It is our hope than when the developments come around we can have monthly prizes for the most helpful users (based on quality, post ratings and amount of posts).
As for this current comp, we just decided to do it for fun and to see what will happen, yet there are still people who are moaning and unhappy with it!
Would anything like this have happened 6 months ago? I seriously doubt it... at least I'm trying to make the effort to improve things around here, and with the tools I currently have it can be difficult.
So rather than moaning about everything and saying it's a bad idea, why not just go for it? Write something interesting and see if you win some vouchers - simple!
For Answerbank to be a better place it needs your help too.
Oh, and if you come across any posts that you think are interesting and could win the prize then just send an email to me with a link to said post and who the poster is!
Ed
It is our hope than when the developments come around we can have monthly prizes for the most helpful users (based on quality, post ratings and amount of posts).
As for this current comp, we just decided to do it for fun and to see what will happen, yet there are still people who are moaning and unhappy with it!
Would anything like this have happened 6 months ago? I seriously doubt it... at least I'm trying to make the effort to improve things around here, and with the tools I currently have it can be difficult.
So rather than moaning about everything and saying it's a bad idea, why not just go for it? Write something interesting and see if you win some vouchers - simple!
For Answerbank to be a better place it needs your help too.
Oh, and if you come across any posts that you think are interesting and could win the prize then just send an email to me with a link to said post and who the poster is!
Ed
-- answer removed --
-- answer removed --
1 to 18 of 18
