new rank idea ✨
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sage-wolf
Bracelet King
sage-wolf
2 years ago by sage-wolf
hi! so i’ve noticed something interesting on bb, even though bracelet king is the highest rank on bb it doesn’t really mean anything, since some users are inherently more well known than others by being highly active in the chat and/or having highly popular patterns. what if there was a rank above bracelet king the algorithm didn’t choose, but isn’t a mod? (they could maybe get some mod privileges for example removing offensive chat messages, which is something the mods don’t do often since they aren’t really the same people who are active in the chat) it would be for users that most people recognize as “famous” on bb, ranging from people like @sodapop or @CWillard who have many popular patterns to users like @harrypotty and @srimpy who are very active in the forums, but probably most importantly users who are very active on the chat like @Aussie_Izz and @nonhuman . this would be a great way to give recognition to people who spend lots of time and really care about bb that means a little more than a dot added by a robot.


maybe how it could work would be something like every month or so there would be a vote to decide 2 new users that get the rank? or maybe at any point you can send users you think should get the rank to a mod and when someone reaches maybe anywhere from 25-50 votes they get the rank? i don’t know how many would be good, since i’m not a mod and i have no idea how many people would actually take the time to message about it.

i really really would love to see this on braceletbook, so i’ll tag some mods here and hope you take the time to read and really consider this idea!
@Admin @halokiwi @KrazyKnotz @Racoon @arf820 @Tikilishi
Aussie_Izz
Bracelet King
Aussie_Izz
2 years ago by Aussie_Izz
This does seem like a good idea but we do need to make sure whoever would get this privilege wouldn't take things away that don't need to or let power go to their head. Maybe we could have goals some ppl could complete after you get to bracelet king like create 20 patterns, get to a certain number of friends etc, and maybe just be able to talk to mods and the admin more freely instead of having to wait about a month until you are answered. Or maybe a special group chat for active members who care about the community.

This is a great idea and I'm glad you are wanting to try and make it happen Wolfie!
halokiwi
Moderator
halokiwi
2 years ago by halokiwi
If you ever see anything inappropriate in the chat, you can just tag one or multiple moderators in the chat and/or message a moderator/moderators directly. It is true, we moderators are not often active in the chat, but we do check it from time to time to see what's going on. If you think there is an issue with how the chat is currently handled, I'll talk about it with the other moderators and we'll keep an eye on the chat more 🙂

Let's say we created a chat moderator rank, this person would still need to be at least 17 years old (our minimum age for being a mod) and it would need to be a reliable person that is not going to abuse their power. If we put a rank like this in place just like the moderator rank, we would add new chat mods when needed and it would be something that we moderators would need to vote on. User nominations might be a useful tool to determine potential chat moderators, but a certain amount of nominations should not automatically make someone a chat moderator, because someone might just ask all their friends to nominate them.
sage-wolf
Bracelet King
sage-wolf
2 years ago by sage-wolf
@Aussie_Izz oh for sure, but i do think it would be nice to have some people get the respect they deserve instead of being overshadowed by more famous users which is why it would be a vote so that newer people who really care could be more recognized, or people who have a lot of amazing patterns but aren’t as respected as famous users with more popular patterns. but having some people who are actually active in the chat being able to moderate chat would be really important i think. a special group chat would be great though especially if it was still on bb :] though it’s still usually only the active users that are in the main chat anyways
sage-wolf
Bracelet King
sage-wolf
2 years ago by sage-wolf
@halokiwi that’s definitely true. i still do think it would be nice to have an extra user nominated rank just so really active users could get some recognition that isn’t decided by a robot :] even if it’s just for having lots of great patterns and really caring about braceletbook, and be more equal to less active but longer time users. so this theoretical rank wouldn’t matter your current one :] and it’s true you could just have your friends nominate you, but if you have that many friends then you would still probably be a great candidate
Aussie_Izz
Bracelet King
Aussie_Izz
2 years ago by Aussie_Izz
Yeah I understand.
halokiwi
Moderator
halokiwi
2 years ago by halokiwi
I think it is a great idea to show active users who contribute to the community some appreciation 😄 maybe it could be a role that doesn't give them extra abilities, but that is just there to show this appreciation. I think for a role like that it would make a lot of sense to let it be voted on/nominated by other users because the users are the ones who know the community best!
sage-wolf
Bracelet King
sage-wolf
2 years ago by sage-wolf
@halokiwi my thoughts exactly :] i would be so happy if you did this but i’m sure it would take a while of programming
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