instead of posts

[Addled Platypus]

would we still be active here if it went from the numger of posts to the number of days active?

[binTravkin]

How's that?

I sign up at 1970 (as some have.. ), I leave this place till 2020 and when I came back Im suddenly an uber-deity?

Or - I just keep Poly open in one browser window 24/7 and Im an uber-deity again?

Sure! Works for me!

[Theben]

Originally posted by binTravkin
I sign up at 1970 (as some have.. )

It's a trade secret. Once you figure out how to switch to the 1970/69 start date you'll be "in".

[binTravkin]

Well I think I know howto do it, but it was not the thing i wanted to point out.

[binTravkin]

And AFAIK you can't have startdate less than 1970-01-01 with the current software Poly is using.

[Theben]

OK. I think by 'active' he meant that poly could track how much time one is logged on to the site (which would be pointless and probably a strain on the server).

Either that or it was a poorly worded attempt to say he doesn't want post counts to be used.

[Theben]

Originally posted by binTravkin
And AFAIK you can't have startdate less than 1970-01-01 with the current software Poly is using.

Well mine IS Dec 1969.

[Zoid]

Re: instead of posts

Originally posted by Platypus Rex
would we still be active here if it went from the numger of posts to the number of days active?

I´m not really sure what you mean, but sure... PC doesn´t mean much to me anyway...

[Skanky Burns]

This isn't a community issue.

[binTravkin]

Well mine IS Dec 1969.

Still Poly shows (1st) Jan 1970.
It's the code below that, Im a programmer myself and could search for the function vBulletin is using - there's one in PHP which counts time exactly like 1970 -> 2050, no more no less.

I´m not really sure what you mean

He was proposing to rate activity by time online which is pretty nonsensible, just read my first post here.

For lazy people:
There are 2 ways to exploit/fool such a system and they depend on how exactly it works:

1.If system is set to work that your activity = current date - your signup date,
then people who have been the founders of this site or at least the first participants or admins (have access to DBs) will be VERY active as their signup date is usually the first possible date by current software (vBulletin Version 2.0.3) - 1970-01-01.

2.If it's set up the way like
your activity = (current date - your signup date) / time you've actually spent online and at Poly
there' another abuse - Im working in Software Development company, moreover, Web development / Business solutions and my PC is never shut down, only restarted time by time (as I use it remotely, it usually runs some processes overnight etc), so I just open Poly and keep it open 24/7 and voila' - Im a really active person without a single or with a very few posts or even views!

[binTravkin]

The second way would also make people like Theben lose their "Emperor" status and be more like "Chieftain" or so as they're not likely to keep Poly open just for the sake of activity.

[Kaak]

i like my posts, even though i don't have many and the other system would likely favor me better since i spend most of my time in OT. However, just being active isn't contributing like posting...

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
This isn't a community issue.

Yes, it is.

But it´s a rather pointless suggestion...

[Kaak]

i think the point is to discuss it, no more, no less

[Theben]

Originally posted by binTravkin
The second way would also make people like Theben lose their "Emperor" status and be more like "Chieftain" or so as they're not likely to keep Poly open just for the sake of activity.

People like me?

I think the pc and start date are good reflections of one's contributions to the site. Admittedly, most of mine were long ago. But I know when I go to others sites it's usually a good idea to solict advice from someone who has been there awhile if you want info about the site. Removing one or the other impairs that to a degree.