StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 21

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To Joneagle:

All I'm saying is Heavyarms deserves credit because he posted it first. You wanna make all the Q and A's standardized, that's fine with me. But give credit where credit is deserved. I, on the other hand, only check this and the sc2 website for updates. Simply copying and pasting the information is all I care about. If you wanna throw in some jpgs, the more the merrier. LT should get something cuz of the work he put into the post, but always give props to original poster, regardless of formatting.

in this case, props is $$ and pwr

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also, viewing the mouse during the replay is wicked. i have this friend who's f***ing amazing at this game. now i can see how he does it... (i'm such an a**hole)

 

Sorry, but your opinion about posting rewards is both misplaced and moot.

Why would I reward someone for doing 0 work? Not gonna happen.

Maybe in fantasy land where the leaves are made of candy and such you would get rewarded for doing nothing, but not in the real world. Not gonna happen here either.

Being rewarded is a privilege, not a right. Don't like it? Tough.

 

Lol, that's true. I found that one Q&A a while ago and did I get any rewards? No.

 

ill give my minerals to heavy since he found it first because pushing that hefty mouse around deserves some kind of reward

 

Simple solution : if guy posts the new in not correct and represantive format, he gets 400 minerals - any of moderators edit it to be in correct format, otherwise why we need so much mods, just for threads and posts moving to right sections only? If guy posts new in correct format with pictures etc. he gets 800 minerals. That's it. If someone make the same topic about new already posted, he should be punished a little, for first time warned that second time he will lose 400 minerals or whatever. About LT - he simply deserves to get moderator's rights in news forum, I think just taking minerals from poor users is not his point.

 

The problem here is that people are getting lazy but still want the minerals.

Literally, it would take TOPS 10 seconds to correctly format the thing. You can even post it first and then correctly format it afterward. So long as you DO it and the edit is the first one, you still get the minerals. There really is no excuse for not formatting it aside from laziness, and I refused to reward it.

The reward system isn't going to be changed.

 

I wish the other moderators and the admin think that.

 

Yes. This is something I can agree to. It gives both individuals credit. I can see your viewpoint Joneagle: that you only give $$ to people who do the work in a specified format. And i certainly appreciate the "eye candy" of the format. However, if a simple link or a clean copy and paste was posted, guaranteed you'd still get the same responses from ppl giving their opinion about the latest news. The only thing different between the two posts would be, in fact, the formatting.

And i'll just give minerals to Heavy (like Blackskies had done). I really don't buy anything here; just here for the updates and the innovative ideas.

 

The point here guys is that this forum is a step up from the others around, and the mods have made clear the rules about getting credit for finding and posting news items. If you aren't willing to put the work in, that's honestly your problem. Don't be lazy.

Or you could do something similar to what I did. Post a news item to get it on the site, PM a mod to let them know you found something, and then edit the post to fit the criteria. Win-win. If someone else posts a full version before you finish editing, one of two things will happen. A) Since you Pm'd the mod, you get credit, or B) Since they prettied their post first, they get credit, BUT (as what has happened to me a few times) you will still get rewarded minerals/recognition because you took the time to let a mod know.

The key though is to be proactive. You can't just copy and paste and expect to get honored for your 'hard work.' Step it up.

 

Ninerman is dead on here.

I'll give some scenarios:

Let's assume you find a news item first. You post it on the site in copy/paste format. You the notify a mod, or we see it. You then proceed to pretty it up in an edit and submit that.

You will receive the minerals.

The only way someone can beat you is to post an original post before your edit is finished. That means they would have to completely edit it first. But if you post and then edit, and someone posts after you and then edits, but finishes their edit before yours, you will still get the minerals and not the second poster. The first person to post and then edit wins.

 

whats the site that you find the news updates/ Q&A on?

 

Well, such rule will still cause problems. Let's say first guy wrote news in not represantive way, and then second wrote for home page, but... comments of news will start on first topic, nobody will want repeat his opinion in home page news topic, then moderators will merge topics, what usually mixes some posts in unlogical way, especially if any guy posted in both topics before merging.

EonMaster - battle.net forums, where any blizzard cd-key is requied if you want to post, but you can still read-only without having one...

 

To Joneagle:

ok so what your saying is that if Heavyarms edits his original post, then the minerals that were alotted to LT will be given to Heavy because he posted first, and "has yet" to edit it. Also the whole "notifying a mod" is IMO not necessary. I'm sure mods are keen enough to notice the time and dates of the posts, so that seems like extra work. i still believe if you find something first, you get the props; i mean, it couldn't be more simpler. even if someone else posts a "better" version of your post, you still posted first; no information is new. sure it's not hard work, and i'm not saying reward him for his "tireless efforts"; just give him what he deserves.

seriously that 400/800 mineral system is gold.


To the post:

That Nomad design is ugly and stupid

 

I really can't believe I'm even allowing you to continue the debate this far.

No, he would not be able to edit his post now because LT put up the edited version before him. I'm saying that if you post the news item, and then edit it in short order, before someone who is doing the same thing as you, you will receive credit. But if you post and while you're editing someone posts an original post with all the formatting, you're screwed.

Basically it's the first person who has the formatted version up.

What you believe and what is just are two different things.

 

You guys are just jealous because I'm the fastest. joke

 

Your right LT, I'm ripe with jealously lol.

And its your opinion versus mine, Joneagle. There's no need to say "what is". I'm perfectly aware of what these formatting rules are. I'm just giving my opinion and there's no need to slam me down.