Maura_Neysa wrote: »Maura_Neysa wrote: »@Nordic_Pirate In case you wanted a real answer, here it is. This thread has plenty of useful information, but the answer to your question is below.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/62303/zams-guide-to-everything-eso/p1Zam what are these stars next to my name and how do i get them?
Spoiler
- The stars are your current rank on the forums! Your rank increases each time someone likes agrees thinks your post is awesome or insightful! You lose points for being marked as spam abuse or as a troll!
✭ is below 50 points,
✭✭ is 50-99,
✭✭✭ is 100-499,
✭✭✭✭ is 500-999 and
✭✭✭✭✭ is 1000+!
I do know that total points goes up when someone accidentally clicks Like/Awesome/Insightful, but doesn't go back down if then un-click it.
for example I'm currently at 520 points, but 76 Insightful, 261 Agree, 63 Awesome (76+261+63=400)
i'm not able to un-click a feedback button. i'm usually on a tablet so maybe the interface is different than a PC browser's (it's definitely different from my phone's) but sometimes when scrolling i'll accidentally give feedback. if i notice, i then have to decide which of the 3 is most appropriate, as i can change the type of feedback (switch an awesome to an insightful) but i can't take it back.
in my case, i suspect the disparity is from having posts removed. i have 738 points, but my total of viewable feedback is only 611. i sometimes get into long discussions where i pretend that explaining my understanding of something will affect the position of someone who's clearly emotionally invested in their stance, which sounds ridiculous now that i say it out loud. then when the mods arrive at work in the morning it's determined that i've transgressed against the Code of Conduct and my discussion points are removed, but the forum points remain. i remember you from a few of those (you stand out to me as a good reader) so maybe that's part of the disparity?
You can definitely un-click on PC, iPad, and iPone, and Galaxies S6. I could easily see the disparity happening due to removed post as well. However I have not had 100 post removed, maybe as many as 20, and the listed devices are the ones I use. I most often accidentally like on my phone while scrolling. So that is also when I am un-liking too.
Maura_Neysa wrote: »Maura_Neysa wrote: »@Nordic_Pirate In case you wanted a real answer, here it is. This thread has plenty of useful information, but the answer to your question is below.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/62303/zams-guide-to-everything-eso/p1Zam what are these stars next to my name and how do i get them?
Spoiler
- The stars are your current rank on the forums! Your rank increases each time someone likes agrees thinks your post is awesome or insightful! You lose points for being marked as spam abuse or as a troll!
✭ is below 50 points,
✭✭ is 50-99,
✭✭✭ is 100-499,
✭✭✭✭ is 500-999 and
✭✭✭✭✭ is 1000+!
I do know that total points goes up when someone accidentally clicks Like/Awesome/Insightful, but doesn't go back down if then un-click it.
for example I'm currently at 520 points, but 76 Insightful, 261 Agree, 63 Awesome (76+261+63=400)
i'm not able to un-click a feedback button. i'm usually on a tablet so maybe the interface is different than a PC browser's (it's definitely different from my phone's) but sometimes when scrolling i'll accidentally give feedback. if i notice, i then have to decide which of the 3 is most appropriate, as i can change the type of feedback (switch an awesome to an insightful) but i can't take it back.
in my case, i suspect the disparity is from having posts removed. i have 738 points, but my total of viewable feedback is only 611. i sometimes get into long discussions where i pretend that explaining my understanding of something will affect the position of someone who's clearly emotionally invested in their stance, which sounds ridiculous now that i say it out loud. then when the mods arrive at work in the morning it's determined that i've transgressed against the Code of Conduct and my discussion points are removed, but the forum points remain. i remember you from a few of those (you stand out to me as a good reader) so maybe that's part of the disparity?
You can definitely un-click on PC, iPad, and iPone, and Galaxies S6. I could easily see the disparity happening due to removed post as well. However I have not had 100 post removed, maybe as many as 20, and the listed devices are the ones I use. I most often accidentally like on my phone while scrolling. So that is also when I am un-liking too.
interesting! i'm on a Galaxy something-or-other as well. i read here on Chrome. do you use a different browser?
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
So you want a forums where it's new people every few months because anyone there for a while wouldn't be able to participate any more?I would greatly enjoy a forum that was based on the principle every account could start a max of 50 threads and only reply 1000 times. ... from that point on they are muted forever. Any accounts that share a credit card number or email are counted as one singular account.
Make people think before they post or at least ensure they are never heard from once they use them all up.
(Support tickets would be a completely different system)
I mean myself as an example would be on my 15th email/credit card. The point of a forum is to allow open discussion and back and forth, if you don't like someone's posts you can scroll past, comment on it and create more discussion etc.
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
Sorry fella, that's all ePeen. Genuinely feel its one and the same, all pointless. (excuse the pun)
It leads to more odd behaviour than if we didn't have them, weird post motives. Those with the knowledge know what I'm talking about
Maura_Neysa wrote: »@Nordic_Pirate In case you wanted a real answer, here it is. This thread has plenty of useful information, but the answer to your question is below.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/62303/zams-guide-to-everything-eso/p1Zam what are these stars next to my name and how do i get them?
Spoiler
- The stars are your current rank on the forums! Your rank increases each time someone likes agrees thinks your post is awesome or insightful! You lose points for being marked as spam abuse or as a troll!
✭ is below 50 points,
✭✭ is 50-99,
✭✭✭ is 100-499,
✭✭✭✭ is 500-999 and
✭✭✭✭✭ is 1000+!
I do know that total points goes up when someone accidentally clicks Like/Awesome/Insightful, but doesn't go back down if then un-click it.
for example I'm currently at 520 points, but 76 Insightful, 261 Agree, 63 Awesome (76+261+63=400)
So you want a forums where it's new people every few months because anyone there for a while wouldn't be able to participate any more?I would greatly enjoy a forum that was based on the principle every account could start a max of 50 threads and only reply 1000 times. ... from that point on they are muted forever. Any accounts that share a credit card number or email are counted as one singular account.
Make people think before they post or at least ensure they are never heard from once they use them all up.
(Support tickets would be a completely different system)
I mean myself as an example would be on my 15th email/credit card. The point of a forum is to allow open discussion and back and forth, if you don't like someone's posts you can scroll past, comment on it and create more discussion etc.
LOL
Well I already see two people that don't like the idea that they would have to give great consideration to weather a topic is worth discussing before it disappears.
It was meant more of a "hey take notice of what you are posting before you post it" thing but sure if you want to take my post as serious think about what currently happens:
Not all posts are like this but there is somewhere the idea is so ridiculous (like mine above) that it really shouldn't be acknowledged at all. However, some person just can't keep their mouth shut and the post is bumped back to the top of the pile because someone just had to comment on how stupid the idea was. Was the reply in support of the original idea? NO completely against it but instead of the thread dying a quick death like it should have now people are arguing for and against it and the entire time it is sitting at the top of the thread pile.
Give people a limit on the amount of things they can post and very quickly the ony ideas that survive are topics worth actual discussion.
Perhaps even increase the number of posts they can make reliant on their ability to make constructive points.
VaranisArano wrote: »
Problem with that is, ...
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
Sorry fella, that's all ePeen. Genuinely feel its one and the same, all pointless. (excuse the pun)
It leads to more odd behaviour than if we didn't have them, weird post motives. Those with the knowledge know what I'm talking about
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
Sorry fella, that's all ePeen. Genuinely feel its one and the same, all pointless. (excuse the pun)
It leads to more odd behaviour than if we didn't have them, weird post motives. Those with the knowledge know what I'm talking about
Just to point out, the game itself is pointless. Why would a forum talking about the game all of a sudden have some value?
Waffennacht wrote: »Remember when there was only 5 stars?
They upped it literally the day after I got to 5
DieAlteHexe wrote: »
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
Sorry fella, that's all ePeen. Genuinely feel its one and the same, all pointless. (excuse the pun)
It leads to more odd behaviour than if we didn't have them, weird post motives. Those with the knowledge know what I'm talking about
Just to point out, the game itself is pointless. Why would a forum talking about the game all of a sudden have some value?
I don't know about that. I suppose if you're looking at it from a "must be productive to have a point" then yeah. But I think we all need a break from the drive to always be productive, always have a point to what we do and destress with entertainment. It's healthy (and fun!).
DieAlteHexe wrote: »
Some forums are worth it. I had my answers read by 100k people on technical answers on Quora and "medals" on Stack Overflow because I apparently provided quite useful answers. Same for some niche forums that are about something actually useful to people's life.
Those are useful stars, it's a feedback you are doing well.
In a certain way, Xynode's (and others) tutorial videos deserve stars even on this forum. But normal posts? Posts whose only characteristic is for being witty or e-peenish? No way! And they are possibly 95% of the whole!
Sorry fella, that's all ePeen. Genuinely feel its one and the same, all pointless. (excuse the pun)
It leads to more odd behaviour than if we didn't have them, weird post motives. Those with the knowledge know what I'm talking about
Just to point out, the game itself is pointless. Why would a forum talking about the game all of a sudden have some value?
I don't know about that. I suppose if you're looking at it from a "must be productive to have a point" then yeah. But I think we all need a break from the drive to always be productive, always have a point to what we do and destress with entertainment. It's healthy (and fun!).
That was the answer I was expecting. It has value because people find it entertaining. Like some people find collecting forum stars entertaining.
I get the whole it is all epeen arguement about forum stars. Just like the epeen arguement applies to some people in the game. But both entertain people and both have some value.
So you want a forums where it's new people every few months because anyone there for a while wouldn't be able to participate any more?I would greatly enjoy a forum that was based on the principle every account could start a max of 50 threads and only reply 1000 times. ... from that point on they are muted forever. Any accounts that share a credit card number or email are counted as one singular account.
Make people think before they post or at least ensure they are never heard from once they use them all up.
(Support tickets would be a completely different system)
I mean myself as an example would be on my 15th email/credit card. The point of a forum is to allow open discussion and back and forth, if you don't like someone's posts you can scroll past, comment on it and create more discussion etc.
LOL
Well I already see two people that don't like the idea that they would have to give great consideration to weather a topic is worth discussing before it disappears.
It was meant more of a "hey take notice of what you are posting before you post it" thing but sure if you want to take my post as serious think about what currently happens:
Not all posts are like this but there is somewhere the idea is so ridiculous (like mine above) that it really shouldn't be acknowledged at all. However, some person just can't keep their mouth shut and the post is bumped back to the top of the pile because someone just had to comment on how stupid the idea was. Was the reply in support of the original idea? NO completely against it but instead of the thread dying a quick death like it should have now people are arguing for and against it and the entire time it is sitting at the top of the thread pile.
Give people a limit on the amount of things they can post and very quickly the ony ideas that survive are topics worth actual discussion.
Perhaps even increase the number of posts they can make reliant on their ability to make constructive points.
I don't agree. Sure I make a lot of trashy posts but there are also times where I have a back and forth with someone on something and we can go on for several posts each discussing and debating it. If we're limiting how many times people can post then most threads would just be dead.So you want a forums where it's new people every few months because anyone there for a while wouldn't be able to participate any more?I would greatly enjoy a forum that was based on the principle every account could start a max of 50 threads and only reply 1000 times. ... from that point on they are muted forever. Any accounts that share a credit card number or email are counted as one singular account.
Make people think before they post or at least ensure they are never heard from once they use them all up.
(Support tickets would be a completely different system)
I mean myself as an example would be on my 15th email/credit card. The point of a forum is to allow open discussion and back and forth, if you don't like someone's posts you can scroll past, comment on it and create more discussion etc.
LOL
Well I already see two people that don't like the idea that they would have to give great consideration to weather a topic is worth discussing before it disappears.
It was meant more of a "hey take notice of what you are posting before you post it" thing but sure if you want to take my post as serious think about what currently happens:
Not all posts are like this but there is somewhere the idea is so ridiculous (like mine above) that it really shouldn't be acknowledged at all. However, some person just can't keep their mouth shut and the post is bumped back to the top of the pile because someone just had to comment on how stupid the idea was. Was the reply in support of the original idea? NO completely against it but instead of the thread dying a quick death like it should have now people are arguing for and against it and the entire time it is sitting at the top of the thread pile.
Give people a limit on the amount of things they can post and very quickly the ony ideas that survive are topics worth actual discussion.
Perhaps even increase the number of posts they can make reliant on their ability to make constructive points.
Nordic_Pirate wrote: »What are the parameters to be upgraded to another star level? I have been fairly active, and yet, I am stuck at 3 stars.
Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »I'm just here for insightfuls.
Sandman929 wrote: »Gotta grind that FP to get the stars...and as we've seen in this post there are people who look for exploits and short-cuts even to rank up in this.
@Nifty2g ty for the link, i hope i get the 'name-dropper' for itSandman929 wrote: »Gotta grind that FP to get the stars...and as we've seen in this post there are people who look for exploits and short-cuts even to rank up in this.
Yeah, lets start the grind i am no exploiter I've always preferred hard-work, So
Guys and Grils, my stat after 24hours i receive the code:
0 Devs / 0 Insightfull (...) / 0 Agree (ahah!) / 2 Awesome ()
Am I a future star-harvester (100% of awesome so far) or are those stats pretty low and I will end up just like in the game: a pretty useless son-of-a-Dragon?
Nordic_Pirate wrote: »What are the parameters to be upgraded to another star level? I have been fairly active, and yet, I am stuck at 3 stars.
Ahah I am stuck on soul shriven - guys help me get my soul back !!!
(I'll make some posts on every random topics since she's not back...)
ps: i didn't read all, but the sweetrolls on page 4 looks tasty
NordSwordnBoard wrote: »Looks like your headed toward Lichdom, if you keep practicing necromancy...
just three more reactions until your soul is no longer shriveled...
keep posting
I only read forum posts from people with more stars than myself
I wasn't even trying and i got to 10 stars eventually. You just participate in threads and hope people agree with what you said, learned something from you, or found you funny.
But that doesn't mean just spam "gimme yo awesomes".
Sylvermynx wrote: »Oy. Of all the things I've never worried about.... stuff like forum stars is really close to top of the list.
Waffennacht wrote: »I like posting random comments that hopefully make somebody laugh