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Old 08-23-2011, 03:39 AM
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Default WORD COUNT based Promotion or User Titles

So I've just set up a User Title system (Extra -> Speaking Part -> etc.) and find it massively unfair that:
someone with 1000 empty one sentence posts >>>>>> someone with 400 great detailed posts

So, is there anyway to work User Titles or Promotions of Word Count instead of Post Count?
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Old 08-23-2011, 05:58 AM
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I've been looking for the same Mod, for the same reason!
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Old 08-24-2011, 02:55 PM
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Does anyone at least know of any Word Count mods? I just find it annoying the "status" of Posts is completely unrepresentative of contribution.

And I see you posted in a similar thread two years ago James! I can't believe no-one considers the quality > quantity issue as something worthy of modding.
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Old 08-24-2011, 03:05 PM
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That's a good point. But I think reputation takes care of that somewhat, since you have people actually reading the posts and judging them (although I guess that can turn in to a popularity contest). In a way, word count is just another measure of quantity.

Anyway, I'll take a look at this idea (unless someone points out where it already exists )
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Old 08-25-2011, 12:49 PM
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I think reputation takes care of that somewhat, since you have people actually reading the posts and judging them (although I guess that can turn in to a popularity contest).
That's my thought, and as such I've never used reputation. We don't have a lot of active registered members so I'm not sure it would work well, though I'm gong to look into it.

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In a way, word count is just another measure of quantity.
Well yes. But quantity of words is a measure of actual quantity. Wheras post count actually isn't. I just visited a competing (busier) forum where, no word of a lie, many of the posts in the thread I read were just single smilies. Post count is no indicator of quantity.

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Anyway, I'll take a look at this idea (unless someone points out where it already exists.
I'd really appreciate that.
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