Forum ranks poll

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Which of these should be the forum ranks?

Machine types
15
38%
Elite rankings
9
23%
Game characters
16
40%
 
Total votes: 40

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Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:00 pm That’s the problem. Many people haven’t played quite a few games, plus some of the games are not unique to the Spectrum. Even if we isolate Spectrum-specific game characters, their use as a form of ranking is arbitrary at best and whimsical at worst.
I don't see what's wrong with whimsical. I'm surprised people are voting for game characters when it's such a wonky list of them though!
Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:00 pm Machine names are (a) unique to the platform, (b) readily recognized by the majority of the members, and (c) have a more direct correlation with ranks (the latter being a function of the number of posts).
Agreed.
Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:00 pm sufficient to hint at a person’s standing within the community.
Nah it's just a bit of fun :)
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It is all a bit meaningless. Post count doesn't really give any indication of community standing, just that someone has probably taken more photos of their lunch and posted it in the OT section than anyone else. Hardly a useful measure.

If the game characters option wins (and I hope it does), open another thread for people's suggestions for one character, then draw them out of a hat, or do a vote to figure out which to include. I don't think the order really matters.

Having said all that the current finger in the wind list and order is fine as far as I am concerned.
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Spud wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:40 pmPost count doesn't really give any indication of community standing, just that someone has probably taken more photos of their lunch and posted it in the OT section than anyone else. Hardly a useful measure.
:shock:

Probably a good indication of their state of malnourishment/lardiness though.. :lol:

Nah, I agree, it's just a bit of fun. I agree with the sentiment that if the games characters win it would be quite good if there were some ZX-specific ones, though I don't really have particular objections to Speccy characters that were ported to other machines. Also I didn't mind some of the WoS ones like "Elite" and stuff which was fine.
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Spud wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:40 pm It is all a bit meaningless.
You mean life?

I'm cool with whatever wins. Let's see where we are next Friday, it doesn't seem fair that if #3 wins then people like yourself don't get the list they voted for.
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:55 pm
Spud wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:40 pm It is all a bit meaningless.
You mean life?
No, don’t be silly. It’s 42.

Also,
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RMartins wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:35 pmUsing some well-known scale like unit scale: pico, nano, micro, mili, unit, kilo, mega, giga, tera attached to some defined unit (ZX, bit, byte, gamer, dev, etc...) might work better.
Start with Micro, and just append "Willy" to it, as in the character from MM/JSW. It's progression, it's Speccy-centric.
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ZXDunny wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:36 pm Start with Micro, and just append "Willy" to it, as in the character from MM/JSW. It's progression, it's Speccy-centric.
Surely you can't be suggesting that having the highest post count on a forum is some sort of childish dick waving contest? :o
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You guys put too much concern to a thing of very small concern :)
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Maybe we should consider a completely different system. Maybe one based on how useful each persons introduction post is? Or failing that, how many letters (characters) long their post is...

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1024MAK wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:18 pm Or failing that, how many letters (characters) long their post is...
Times the number of odd hours in a day before the post was made, minus the number of vowels in the poster’s nick name squared. Hey, I think we’re onto something here!
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A penultimate bump before Friday, assuming I remember to bump it again.
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This road appears to be full of pot holes and bumps. Maybe it's a track way and not a road??? :roll: :lol:

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Was it not Socrates that said the path to enlightenment was strewn with rubble and dogdoo?
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R-Tape wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:22 am Was it not Socrates that said the path to enlightenment was strewn with rubble and dogdoo?
No, it was Groucho Marx.
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Anybody know of a hack to manipulate poll results? Asking for a friend.
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Last bump.

Poll closes tomorrow 12.00 UTC.

Looks like a close one, the berks currently have it.
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What if it ends in a draw? :mrgreen:
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Then machine types win by default. Because machines alway win. :twisted:
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Oh bloody hell, 13 all, it's never simple is it. I'm sure you lot do it on purpose.

If it's still a draw at midday UTC let's give it another week.

If it's still a draw then....dunno.
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In case of final draw we might ask for a qualified vote, a casting vote.

Does anyone know Clive Sinclair's email?
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:01 am Anybody know of a hack to manipulate poll results? Asking for a friend.
Skynet...
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1024MAK wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:27 am
Ast A. Moore wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:01 am Anybody know of a hack to manipulate poll results? Asking for a friend.
Skynet...
128K-only, I’m afraid.
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Aaaaaannnnnnndddddd,

it's a draw.

One more week to break this infernal deadlock - poll ends 12.00 UTC Friday 8th December.
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:01 pm Aaaaaannnnnnndddddd,

it's a draw.

One more week to break this infernal deadlock - poll ends 12.00 UTC Friday 8th December.
Ahh! The wonderful world of community democracy :lol:
Admins make a decision and divide the community, and those who are upset shout out at the Admins because they are wrong.
So, you give the community the choice, and instead it equally divides itself... :lol:

Welcome to the world of being wrong!

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I don't recognise this description of events. Looks more like you're itching to draw parallels that aren't there to me.
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