Forum Suggestion: Karma

Originally posted by Ginger How do I add a poll?

I havn't gotten a good seller comment on my stuff I'm selling right now, even though I sell/buy on here a ton... A ton. And ya that's why I said possibly a future update when they get settled down, not a necessity atm but it would help, and it's easier then linking ebay accounts, which could be fake.

I think Doug or another staff member discussed leaving feedback. I agree it'd be a great idea. But i think the prevention of people spamming negative feed back was what was keeping them from implementing. I'll have to see if I can find the original thread.

One suggestion while I'm at it is an "advanced" search function so it makes it easier to find a thread. maybe narrow a search by forum or date range?

good ideas though ginger

I'm actually surprised more people don't get scammed on this thread.  It's a huge problem on car sites. 

agree with rook and fost, i know people have wanted some sort of rating system for some time but it just isn't looking like it's going to happen.

ive been a part of other forums that have things like karma points only they were reps and negs. personally i thought that system fostered a lot of weird popularity bs on the forum that made the forum a lot less about what its supposed to be about and more about who likes who. I like trusnow's point system of contributing and especially tying that into discounts and freebies... awesome perk that ive never seen before.
Id suggest (even though my opinion doesnt mean much) to have a seller review sort of thing, which is aside from anything like karma or points. This could rate people as sellers and post comments about it.
personally im surprised how well the classifieds already work, Ive never heard of anyone or have been ripped off (and i just made my first sale!). In the meantime, if anyone ever does get ripped off I think they should start a thread to let everyone know to not trust or buy from the buyer (idk if this has ever happened already). but thats just my two cents.

I would support this. I have sold a lot on here, and a way to show your not a scammer would bring more sales. Maybe trusnow could put a few small adds on the forum part, to make it more of a self sustaining separate entity.

Originally posted by heisenbise Its a great disappointment the way Trushow has turned out.  Sierra had something really unique going.  Unlike most forums which are sponsored by businesses, the community was strongly integrated into the business operation.  Owners and staff were active participants not because it was their job, but because they wanted to be.  Yeah members got discounts, but more than that there was quality information on products.  Not to mention the community events, and hours of endless entertaining banter on the forums.. Now it seems the ownership has let it regress to a forum on the side they they just happen to run.  Honestly, even the forum content quality seems to have degraded.  It has the feeling that members are starting to back away from participation.  Before you know it it'll be down to nothing but juvenile trolls and n00bs asking about which board to buy/waxing/stomp pads.

I couldn't have said/described it better... supposedly they lurk around and pay attention to whats going on but that doesn't really reflect in the way they handle things.

And as to not hi-jack the thread.. I think adopting a similar system to what they have going on @ newschoolers is a great idea.  It has been tossed around before but nothing came of it..... who knows what the future holds...

I agree with the new owners not being involved with the community. However, Ginger has a good idea to add to the community. I hope they can implement it somehow.

Originally posted by Boogeyman24 Originally posted by MTpow Originally posted by heisenbise Its a great disappointment the way Trushow has turned out.  Sierra had something really unique going.  Unlike most forums which are sponsored by businesses, the community was strongly integrated into the business operation.  Owners and staff were active participants not because it was their job, but because they wanted to be.  Yeah members got discounts, but more than that there was quality information on products.  Not to mention the community events, and hours of endless entertaining banter on the forums.. Now it seems the ownership has let it regress to a forum on the side they they just happen to run.  Honestly, even the forum content quality seems to have degraded.  It has the feeling that members are starting to back away from participation.  Before you know it it'll be down to nothing but juvenile trolls and n00bs asking about which board to buy/waxing/stomp pads. I couldn't have said/described it better... supposedly they lurk around and pay attention to whats going on but that doesn't really reflect in the way they handle things. And as to not hi-jack the thread.. I think adopting a similar system to what they have going on @ newschoolers is a great idea.  It has been tossed around before but nothing came of it..... who knows what the future holds... yes and yes, totally feel the same way and it's pretty unfortunate.  i felt like sierra really got a lot of people more into the sport, not just by making things more affordable but by building and maintaining a great community that really helped everyone out. at least the forums aren't shut down completely, even if they do seem different in a short amount of time.

I agree.  The new owners could care less about the community.  All they wanted with their money when they bought the site was prob the inventory and the customer base.  They didn't care about fostering the community or contributing to it at all.  I haven't seen anything from the new owners to prove to me otherwise. 

The suggestion the OP makes is good, but I doubt the new owners care enough to implement such a system

then vote for it on the other thread... I don't care much for karma either..