damric,
if you had looked at most of my responses on the forum propper you would not have gone so far as to put the word lazy in the same sentence as my name. i dont think you realize how above and beyond i tend to go when helping users or the community. while i can certainly overlook such as unintentional insults i thought i should share my perspective on things so that perhaps you will learn to not be so pointed in your statements in the future
how many people here (including yourself) would sit on IRC for 6-8 hours over the span of a few days to explain to a not so computer literate user their options for building a pc and explain not just what parts you would pick but why and how to assemble said system? how many would offer to design avatars and signatures for the community using their own free time? how many users have responses that are normally counted in terms of pages of length instead of paragraphs, all chock full of usefull information? how many would spend an hour writing up a detailed response instead of just hashing together a few things and pushing send? how many users would try to tackle a project such as my WIP headphone guide? the answer is not many.
as far as the rules are concerned, you do not see what goes on behind the scenes in our moderation area. we have brought up issues similar to this before however there is not much we can do except bring it up for discussion. we are constantly looking out for the community as this is our safe haven as well and not just yours. we want it to thrive and be a good place just as much as you do. also, our rules are the rules and moderators need to enforce them whether they completely agree with them or not. we can dispute them but until they are changed follow them we will.
its quite easy to point the finger and call people lazy without knowing any better or looking into things a bit deeper.
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there are two sides to every issue...
on one hand i agree... the highlighted best answers should be the ones which are most correct so that everyone can see it. however, on the other side if we take away the BA from the OP they will feel put out or insulted. you may laugh but the moderation team has had to deal with this when other users swooped in to steal their thread by marking someone as the BA. so its a choice between angry users who might not come back or a possibility of an answer highlighted which isnt the best. neither are ideal situations. i would say to not have the BA system however it has increased our traffic and google search results by a huge margin so its here to stay.
while the moderation team can certainly have a discussion about the issue and make suggestions for change we are
not paid staff and are
not in a position to make any demands and can
only bring it up as a suggestion for change. you need to understand that. if you feel strongly about the BA issue then please contact our manager jpishgar and let him know your thoughts. if there is enough public outcry then our policy may change.
as for the badge issue, as i said before they were a number picked so that they were not easy to get but not hard to get either. many of our team has suggested multiple times about changing the requirements for badges however ultimately this again is not our decision and we cannot force the matter. many users seek to actively aquire said badges. while i'm not sure that is ideal motivation (i have always done it to help others) it does help our site grow and does keep our forumites busy trying to expand into other sections of the forum.
again, if you have suggestions and would like to speak with someone directly involved with deciding on such changes please forward them along to jpishgar
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