i think that rewarding good posts with merrits or 25 AA isnt working because the admins only see comments really if they stuble apon it or notice its been greenflaged but really how many people take the time to green flag a responce they thought was good, the only time i think anyone well bother to green flag is if they asked for help and you tell them what to do
Admins and moderators actually take time to sift through pages on pages of comments looking for merit worthy ones. It's actually a lot of work for them, since they also award merits for those that haven't been voted up. Voting a comment up does it make it easier to see, but they don't neglect the other ones.
And you'd you be surprised to learn, users on AG will vote a comment up if it's a good review. I, myself, have been surprised to see my comments getting larger and larger by the day :P -- y'can't be so pessimistic about it!
Admins and moderators actually take time to sift through pages on pages of comments looking for merit worthy ones. It's actually a lot of work for them, since they also award merits for those that haven't been voted up. Voting a comment up does it make it easier to see, but they don't neglect the other ones.
Yep, he is very right. We take a lot of time out to go looking for merits. We review all comments for the game when we go through, so that none are missed that should get a merit. It is just getting around to all of the 1000+ games that takes a while =)
the only time i think anyone well bother to green flag is if they asked for help and you tell them what to do
Then change it. Be the person who purposefully goes through thousands if comments to find that one extra special one. Maybe you'll start something... I know I do this. The more people who do it, the better.
I click the green flag if I happen to stuble apon a merit-worthy comment when playing a game, because even through the mods. Do a good job checking the iste, there is still hte occasional merit-worthy comment that won't be noticed... And if you click the grren flag, it is eaiser to see, so there is a greater chance of that person getting a merit. So I think that if you don't take your time just to click on a button, that you should because I'm sure you would want someone to do the same for you.
Yep, he is very right. We take a lot of time out to go looking for merits. We review all comments for the game when we go through, so that none are missed that should get a merit. It is just getting around to all of the 1000+ games that takes a while =)
Yep, everyday i write a merit worthy comment i get one in the morning.That's the way it is. =D
I also have a question: Do the mods and admins tend to go through to newer games first when they award merits?
Not necessarily. Some of our methods are to go through games randomly, and award merits. I sometimes review games that released back in March and have never been reviewed, so people can get merits from waaaaay back.
Really? That's actually a good method! But do you usually go through the new games anyway?
Sometimes, yes. I tend to choose those randomly as well. For example, I went through one or two of the newer games today, but the rest are from games that are popping up in the Random Games on the front page.
