Games & Recreation Bigfooty Gift Function -- Brainstorming Ideas

[exe ex machina]

With the new Gift feature that now appears on every post, I was thinking there could be some very interesting ideas to use it for that Chief would be open to implementing.

The name "Gift" could even be replaced with another word, as part of your idea.

Bigfooty members are always good for crowd-sourcing for ideas and whatnot. And having a hand in creating something that could be a lot of fun.

 

[ClarkeM]

"Kill"

 

[Nothing]

Mock mercilessly - 7 days (AU$0.01 for 7 days)

 

[exe ex machina]

Doesnt have to be monetary based either

Can be, doesnt have to be

Just something useful, for fun or whatever

 

[Chief]

Open to fun and interesting suggestions.

 

[thewizardmelon]

Open to fun and interesting suggestions.

Like a 3k perma ban?

 

[Chief]

Like a 3k perma ban?

That's been done.

 

[Metalcrusher]

What about an option to gift a "like" per see, but goes into a DB for a prize at the end of the Footy season? Could extend it so clubs have their own DB tally?

 

[Chief]

What about an option to gift a "like" per see, but goes into a DB for a prize at the end of the Footy season? Could extend it so clubs have their own DB tally?

I don't get what you mean.

 

[Metalcrusher]

I don't get what you mean.

Well some boards run their POTY pretty ad hoc .. this would be a record of where a poster chooses to "gift" a like on the basis of funny, on point etc .. but it gets kept in a DB until the end of the footy season to distribute an "award" of some sort.

Kind of like peer recognition??

Does that make sense? Maybe 7 days premium by you to give them a taste? Or a badge for peer voted poster on specific boards?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Well some boards run their POTY pretty ad hoc .. this would be a record of where a poster chooses to "gift" a like on the basis of funny, on point etc .. but it gets kept in a DB until the end of the footy season to distribute an "award" of some sort.

Kind of like peer recognition??

Does that make sense? Maybe 7 days premium by you to give them a taste? Or a badge for peer voted poster on specific boards?

We make people work for a PoTY badge.

 

[Billy ray]

Change it to a superlike.

 

[Chief]

Well some boards run their POTY pretty ad hoc .. this would be a record of where a poster chooses to "gift" a like on the basis of funny, on point etc .. but it gets kept in a DB until the end of the footy season to distribute an "award" of some sort.

Kind of like peer recognition??

Does that make sense? Maybe 7 days premium by you to give them a taste? Or a badge for peer voted poster on specific boards?

Ummm.... maybe... ?

 

[exe ex machina]

I need to think deeply on it tonight, but so far all i have is a points system resulting in awarding of trophies.

Something like the top 10 Monthly point scorers, and an overall top 3 yearly scorers (jan-dec) receive an award/trophy/badge.

And/or result in the points unlocking site privileges, like xbox achievements or something.

All i have so far, but i will keep thinking for more left-field ideas

 

[exe ex machina]

If the idea is about rewarding more posting and more quality posting, points system and badges earned

If the idea is something more fun and interactive, like passing something on, a game played across the site day in day out....i gotta think

 

[Quivorir]

Not like you to overthink something gg.exe...

 

[Poetic Justice]

I need to think deeply on it tonight, but so far all i have is a points system resulting in awarding of trophies.

Something like the top 10 Monthly point scorers, and an overall top 3 yearly scorers (jan-dec) receive an award/trophy/badge.

And/or result in the points unlocking site privileges, like xbox achievements or something.

All i have so far, but i will keep thinking for more left-field ideas

What you're describing is something that could already be done with the Like button, no?

 

[exe ex machina]

What you're describing is something that could already be done with the Like button, no?

The gift function has built in functionality that allows site admin to track various more statistics than a like button. Gift has optional choices in there, gives it ability to be something entirely different, sky the limit, if we are creative enough to come up with a good left field idea for it.

 

[exe ex machina]

Eg....if you change the name Gift to Challenge.....that opens up ideas. Like a game of challenge.

Or maybe like a site wide whodunnit mystery game that can be played.

Etc with ideas. Not just a "i like this person's post so award them a badge" type thinking

 

[exe ex machina]

Eg....you might click "gift" when you notice a type of word or phrase or content posted by a person. The options inside the pop up, you select what type you are nominating that post for. Stats on the admin side keep a track of what type of words/phrases/content are most posted and by whom.

So, maybe theres like a game in there we could come up with. A game or challenge.

 

[ioppolo]

How about I permanently ban you GG as a gift?

 

[Quivorir]

I dont know why you have this idea that this gift button is more than it is GG...

 

[Poetic Justice]

The gift function has built in functionality that allows site admin to track various more statistics than a like button. Gift has optional choices in there, gives it ability to be something entirely different, sky the limit, if we are creative enough to come up with a good left field idea for it.

Chief could probably enquire as to leverage against a potential sponsor in the same vein that SEN does with Toyota giving away a car for the caller of the year. Rewards could be given for peoples posts being voted as being top content, meaningful content, helpful content, whatever it may be. This could then be rewarded with prizes at the end of any given period that are provider by sponsors allowed to advertise in whatever way they can work with the boss on, so to speak.

 

[exe ex machina]

Chief could probably enquire as to leverage against a potential sponsor in the same vein that SEN does with Toyota giving away a car for the caller of the year. Rewards could be given for peoples posts being voted as being top content, meaningful content, helpful content, whatever it may be. This could then be rewarded with prizes at the end of any given period that are provider by sponsors allowed to advertise in whatever way they can work with the boss on, so to speak.

Thats also an excellent idea. Cheers for contributing. Thats what Im looking for, more ideas, keep them coming, let the juices flow. There ARE ideas.

 

[exe ex machina]

I dont know why you have this idea that this gift button is more than it is GG...

If you read the xenforo community release notes for this add-on, it explains there are myriad database stats available to admin. As well as being fully customizable.

No one is gonna use it as how it was built, handing over money to give to others. Seems like a wasted function just sitting there doing nothing.

Better to come up with an idea for it, that makes it more useful -- be it an award, or game, or whatever.

Poetic Justices idea is a good one....that already shows that odeas are there to make it actually useful and promotes better posting say and receive a prize, Chief getting sponsorship, etc. See, someone thought up a good other idea.

I am sure there are more.