[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Well, I've been thinking a while. If you've paid attention to deviantArt, you should know how a certain deviant gets an award for that month (if I recall correctly), and a paragraph or two has been written about them, then you should be able to relate that towards this suggestion.

The GSSF staff (moderators and admins) should be able to give out awards to a certain member each month--probably 2 months--and write a biography of how they earned the award. I mean, sure we have the GSSF Awards, but, this should be a fun little activity that can be put to the side and picked back up again.

Mainly, just one member of the staff each month should choose which member gets the award, keeping in mind the specific details that makes the member worthy. When the next month comes, another member of the staff chooses a worthy member, and it goes on.

There are no individual titles for the award, except that it should say, "Member of the Month". Of course, it just goes without saying that there's going to be some individual credit in the biography that goes along with the award, but that'll be compiled into it anyway.

On another note, the staff can't really vote for each other or themselves, since that would be unfair. They won't go empty-handed, though, when the GSSF Awards come around, of course. But that's until another time ...

So, what do you think? Should there be such a forum activity like this?

[Zxor]

I think it would be nice, as long as people don't get mad. But I think it is a pretty good idea.

[Ravenblade]

I dont see the harm in it and it sounds like a good way to keep people behaving^^

Good idea I think.

I cant see any downsides to it.

[Nick Presta]

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The GSSF staff (moderators and admins) should be able to give out awards to a certain member each month--probably 2 months--and write a biography of how they earned the award.

I like the idea of a MotM, but how would we define who deserves the award. There isn't any contributions to the site or forums really, so it would be hard to judge who has been an outstanding member other than post content (which few people could apply for, and many people would be left out).

[Ravenblade]

I guess we cold have a post count to post relevance ratio or something but that would be very complicated. Also, i dont know about the other moderators but im not here so much at the moment so i wouldnt know who to pick =/

Maybe if we made members elect other members...that said, we could always just make the awards quarterly instead of yearly.

[Kikuichimonji]

I prefer that idea, members electing members, that way we'd have a better input, being the majority and all ,rather than just a few staff members.

maybe we can get the final say or something

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Well, say stuff in the biography like how good they fit in with the forums and most of their key points that they made throughout their lifespan here.

EDIT: No, it has to be staff. We already have a topic for members commenting about members, and the GSSF Awards also does that.

[Ravenblade]

That seems more like the kind of thing you would give out to a member once only...if thats what you were getting at then it would be more do-able. Based on overall performance on the forums since someone got here, I think we could write a biography thing for them...its just we probably couldnt do it based on someones performance over the last month very easily...

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Ravenblade, on Apr 3 2005, 05:51 PM, said:

That seems more like the kind of thing you would give out to a member once only...if thats what you were getting at then it would be more do-able. Based on overall performance on the forums since someone got here, I think we could write a biography thing for them...its just we probably couldnt do it based on someones performance over the last month very easily...

I can believe you that it would be difficult. I mean, the biography doesn't have to put up a completely detailed and perfect description of how they acted on the forums in the past month. Just put down a general description.

[Ravenblade]

What if the members put forward a few people with reasons and then we selected from those, incorporating the reasons put forwards with any views of our own? That would take the emphasis off us trying to find something to say about someone, as they couldnt be put forward without a good reason anyways..

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

That's a good idea. But how are you gonna get the members' opinions?

[Ravenblade]

I guess each month we could open a topic in spam and ask for them?
Then we make a poll out of the favourites and people vote...then we add the finishing touch with the biography maybe? Im not sure..

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

That sounds good enough.

So, in summary, you open a topic in Spam and ask who should be the new MotM, and when it comes down to at least 10 people--not counting the people in favor of themselves--we put up a poll and the voting starts. By the end of the month before, you tally up the votes, and then start the biography, adding up all the opinions, comments, and putting in your own comments. Voila, you've got an award written up.

[Izar]

As long as people behave, then it is a good idea. That, and hopefully, people wont take it too seriously.

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Why would they take it seriously?

[Someone Else]

Uhh... there ARE people who WOULD take this seriously... but obviously I'm not allowed to name people.

I think it's a bit unfair to make it only Mods/Admins voting amongst members, I mean, I'm pretty good friends with the mod crew so I think it'd be easy to be a bit biased.

EDIT: Just read the past comments, sounds like a good idea, but again I'm afraid of people taking it too seriously.

[Nobody]

I'm against this suggestion unless I'm gonna be the first one to be a "member of the month" >=D
Okay, I was just kidding about that. I'm totally with this idea, because it would encourage members to behave instead of misbehaving for attention if you know what I mean. Except, it should be monthly and not once every too months IMO.
If people take it too seriously, then honestly, why would they be on a forum? It's thier problem if they take it seriously that they didn't get the award, and leave.

[Crimson Barrel Knight]

Of course, it's not like they're all going to get an award. They have to meet a certain criteria for them to get an award anyway. Doing things rather immaturely or blandly doesn't land them in the hot spot. =/

[Golden Legacy]

I agree with a Member of the Month Award, as it would promote good behavior at the forums and all that. I actually would prefer it to be quarterly, as Raven mentioned, considering that many members, as we've certainly seen, have left GSSF ...

But as stated, the staff would have to create specific criteria for the award, which proves difficult.

Then there is, as some have mentioned, how it will be received. A few members are bound to be frustrated and to take it far too seriously. This is also the reason why there are people opposed to a Veteran's Forum.

[Isaac702]

give it to someone who has helped the admin, posted alot and uses the site alot it would be nice to see you compared to who ever it is to

[gsninja]

The idea sounds pretty nice, but hopefully, the members here won't get offended by these awards. Again, it's a nice idea that should probably be carried out.

[Elliott]

It's a great idea in theory. But in practice I'm sure it will be bad. People will get jealous, people will go out of their way to win, and a lot of people simply won't care.

[Somia]

But it'll change the behaviour here one way or another, so I thought it was a good idea noneless.

[Mars Djinni]

Aren't there those GSSF Awards like Most Random or something? If we had those, then we might be okay with member of the month.

[Elliott]

GSSF member awards. They happen once a year. But at the rate we are going now I doubt we will make it to the 2006 awards =/ .

[Golden Legacy]

And that is really the intention of this "Member of the Month Award"; it would, at least initially, help promote more constructive posts and more active members; overall, to prevent members from leaving and from the Forums... deteriorating even more...

[Mysterious Adept]

That would be both fair and unfair, in one since you should congratulate the people who are really active on this forum, but in another since it would be unfair because the person(people) choosing the member of the month might not do it fairly and just pick the people he or she likes. But i see both ways so i can't voice my opinion

[Kewne]

Couldn't it be like a "most posting user" or "most replied topic" awards. The prise would be like a star or something next to the name for a month.

[Colt the earth adept]

Well if it's something like that then it would leave us noobs out, I say make it who ever has helped out the forum the most to everyones benefit.

[Omega]

..You could help you know. And just becuase your new doesn't mean that you can't earn a reward. See? I've only been here for 3 months!2 actually (Considiring I started February)

[Colonel Tycho]

Personally I think that this is an impossible dream. I see Max hasn't posted yet... anyway, this would require the mods and admins to read EVERY post given by EVERY member, and there are what, 2000 members? 1 member of the month would take too much time, especially when everyone wants GSW to come out, Max having another website, and, at the end of the month, lots of hatemail would be recieved by the mods from people who thought they should get it (trust me, it will happen). On the plus side, it might raise user etiquette for a while...

On a side note; lol, what if the user Nobody won the award. "This months winner is.... Nobody!" rofl. Tycho out

[Elliott]

Max hasn't posted because he observes topics in the site related forum, and posts his decision when it's the right time.

[Saturos S.]

don't think its fair to be honest + why what would you have to give the award for something like the MTV awards or something

And the Awarf of Best Quote goes to ...... *dumdumdum* .....

Seems a bit lame to me