Subtle Contribution Tracking
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:47 am
OK, so contributions is a touchy subject, but we must do something.
On the one hand you have people who give generously to the GRRR Slush fund then you have others that couldn’t be bothered.
Unfortunately we also have "freeloaders", this is not uncommon, you will find this in every walk of life, people who think the world owes them everything and they should contribute nothing.
This is unfair behaviour as it seems the freeloaders are getting what they want at the expense of good people in this collective, this would not normally be such an issue, just that these freeloaders seem to have loud voices and make demands, which is insanely wrong on so many levels. So while it's not in our best interest to name and shame, nor to demand financial aid in this clan, the negative impact of the afore mentioned is impacting on the admin rat pack and will continue to do so unless we address it somehow.
So my suggestion is a subtle one, discreet in fact, in the form of an icon/badge.
“What is this you? I don’t understand!”
Ok. So, let me explain, provide some screenshots and how to govern the whole thing.
Login to the Admin Panel with the ADMIN link in the Nav bar, then SCROLL DOWN
We will click the down arrow to expand the ExpereinceSubMenu, then click on
[Manage Custom Points]
Then click on a user you wish to update, eg: Slipperyduck
This will show Userid as only their user number, but the POINTS is what counts, update the amount they have paid into the Fund, R500 in this case is just 500 (*example obviously), if they’ve paid R322, then enter that, the system will recongnise that R300 is more than 300 but less than 400, then click SAVE.
Last but not least, we need to re-run the Assignment of Achievements, which will calculate and allocate the correct Achievement icon for this user (*NOTE I’ve done R50, R100, then incriments of R100 all the way up to R2000, if we need to add more, I will do so at a later stage). You will see the result at the end.
Here it is calculating and assigning.
Finally, this is the end result, a rather SUBTLE indication that Slipperyduck has paid R500 into the slush fund so far, not bad considering he hacked the system.
OK, so thats it, a clean a subtle way to indicate the contributions to the fund. It’s almost unnoticeable, but also will get the mind ticking over for the users who just don’t bother, since they will start seeing everyone else with these icons and they have none.
What do you guys think? Go ahead – do it?
Jarrod obviously has the clear view of what has been paid and what not, I can understand that this year may not be super accurate, but we can reset it for 2013 and start the fun all over again.
On the one hand you have people who give generously to the GRRR Slush fund then you have others that couldn’t be bothered.
Unfortunately we also have "freeloaders", this is not uncommon, you will find this in every walk of life, people who think the world owes them everything and they should contribute nothing.
This is unfair behaviour as it seems the freeloaders are getting what they want at the expense of good people in this collective, this would not normally be such an issue, just that these freeloaders seem to have loud voices and make demands, which is insanely wrong on so many levels. So while it's not in our best interest to name and shame, nor to demand financial aid in this clan, the negative impact of the afore mentioned is impacting on the admin rat pack and will continue to do so unless we address it somehow.
So my suggestion is a subtle one, discreet in fact, in the form of an icon/badge.
“What is this you? I don’t understand!”
Ok. So, let me explain, provide some screenshots and how to govern the whole thing.
Login to the Admin Panel with the ADMIN link in the Nav bar, then SCROLL DOWN
We will click the down arrow to expand the ExpereinceSubMenu, then click on
[Manage Custom Points]
Then click on a user you wish to update, eg: Slipperyduck
This will show Userid as only their user number, but the POINTS is what counts, update the amount they have paid into the Fund, R500 in this case is just 500 (*example obviously), if they’ve paid R322, then enter that, the system will recongnise that R300 is more than 300 but less than 400, then click SAVE.
Last but not least, we need to re-run the Assignment of Achievements, which will calculate and allocate the correct Achievement icon for this user (*NOTE I’ve done R50, R100, then incriments of R100 all the way up to R2000, if we need to add more, I will do so at a later stage). You will see the result at the end.
Here it is calculating and assigning.
Finally, this is the end result, a rather SUBTLE indication that Slipperyduck has paid R500 into the slush fund so far, not bad considering he hacked the system.
OK, so thats it, a clean a subtle way to indicate the contributions to the fund. It’s almost unnoticeable, but also will get the mind ticking over for the users who just don’t bother, since they will start seeing everyone else with these icons and they have none.
What do you guys think? Go ahead – do it?
Jarrod obviously has the clear view of what has been paid and what not, I can understand that this year may not be super accurate, but we can reset it for 2013 and start the fun all over again.
. I personally would've just shouted it out there that 'These guys are paying the way for everyone, the rest of you are freeloaders...'
