Forum 'store'?

Discussion in 'Suggestions and Feedback' started by Exfoliate, Apr 9, 2006.

  1. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    Here's an interesting idea I've scene on other forums. You build up a point base of some sort, in our case helpful points I suppose. And then use them to buy little things like mini avi's below you user info (so you could essentually have a dozen tiny icons below the my computer tab that you purchased with your points. Just stuff like popular logo's and game portraits etc.
    Here're two idea's I've scene on the PS3forum:
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    and an example of the icon shop:
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    I'm not saying we should rip off their idea but perhaps our own variations would make it a nice idea to further entice users to rack up those points.
     
  2. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    That's a pretty good idea Ex :cool:
    I suppose the points base would have to be helpful points because if you were to use post points to buy items, it would encourage users to spam to get what they want.
     
  3. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    Very true P-man. It would just be a more tangible reward for those hard earned helpfuls.
     
  4. Waffle

    Waffle Alpha Geek

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    We did have a shop feature like this a while back - I liked the idea a lot, and seeing that version I would even more so like to see it integrated, when there is sufficient time for our admins...but as you say change it a fair bit ;)
     
  5. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    I like the idea, use helpful points to buy stuff. I remember Sniper talking about a paid subscription service and maybe that could give you some points to spend in the store too? (plus it'd give you a way of supporting the running of the forum)

    Nice idea Ex, maybe for the paid users you could have a larger avatar size too.
     
  6. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    I remember that, and that people did like it...at least what I remember of it, but we had stuff like a glowing name add on. It was based around posts
     
  7. Waffle

    Waffle Alpha Geek

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    As pelvis rightly said, it should be based on helpful points - more insentive (sp) as posts can be spammed where as helpful points aren't. (assuming it was integrated)
     
  8. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    Yeah it would have to be helpful points otherwise there may be a lot more spam here. Gotta also think about things like name colours, because Admins/Mods/News Crew would have to have their colours for them to be distinguished right?

    Also maybe a good idea for this would be the use of custom icons under titles? (just a thought)
     
  9. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    Yeah that's a good idea Matt. I guess we'd have exclusive options for Admins, Mods, and Newscrew members to distinguish from blue and black members.
     
  10. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    Like this Idea; everybody will start doing more research to get the solutions so they can get helpful points.
     
  11. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    Also to add to this, maybe if this did get implemented along with that Member of the Month thing maybe the member of the month could be given credits for the 'store' and a custom colour for their name and a little icon under their name sayng they're member of the month.
     
  12. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    That's a good idea Matt. We'll just have to finalize what the requirments would be for choosing the member of the month.
     
  13. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    That's if it's implemented. It might not be (unless it's been confirmed and I've missed it)
     
  14. Exfoliate

    Exfoliate Geek Trainee

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    True but there's hardly anything to implement for the member of the month. I guess we'll see.
     
  15. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    Well, store option can be done, but no icon shop, I simply don't want loads of images next to user names etc but maybe in the profile...

    Check these features, already implemented but not all would be used, if we decide to intsall the shop.

    1) Change Username
    2) Bold Username
    3) Italic Username
    4) Underline Username
    5) Colored Username
    6) Glow Username
    7) Donate
    8) Bold User Title
    9) Italic User Title
    10) Underline User Title
    11) Colored User Title
    12) Admin Donate
    13) Bank
    14) Change User Title
    15) Change Others User Title
    16) Thief
    17) Thief Immunity
    18) Change User Title Immunity
    19) Sticky Thread
    20) Unsticky Thread
    21) Postcount Plus 50
    22) Close Thread
    23) Open Thread
    24) Forum Access
    25) Deny Forum Access
    26) Give Forum Access
    27) Give Gifts
    28) Bump Thread
    29) Debump Thread
    30) Bypass Flood Control
    31) Forum Password
    32) Secondary Usergroup
    33) See Deletion Notices
    34) Primary Usergroup
    35) Invisible Mode
    36) Can See Invisible Users
    37) Default Avatar
    38) Change Others Default Avatar
    39) Change Default Avatar Immunity
    40) Remove Others Default Avatar
    41) Remove Default Avatar Immunity
    42) Custom Avatar
    43) Change Others Custom Avatar
    44) Change Custom Avatar Immunity
    45) Remove Others Custom Avatar
    46) Remove Custom Avatar Immunity
    47) Change Profile Picture
    48) Buy Lottery Ticket
    49) Can Use Signature
    50) Can View Members Info
    51) Can Modify Profile
    52) Can Set Self Invisible
    53) Can View Others Usernotes
    54) Can Manage Own Usernotes
    55) Can Upload Profile Picture
    56) Can See Who Left Reputation
    57) Can Upload Custom Avatar
    58) Can Use Custom User Title
    59) Can See Others Profile Pictures
    60) Can View Own Usernotes
    61) Can Manage Others Usernotes
    62) Can Post Own Usernotes
    63) Can Post Others Usernotes
    64) Can Edit Own Usernotes
    65) Can See Hidden Custom Fields
    66) Can Give Reputation
    67) Can Hide Reputation
    68) Can Give Negative Reputation
    69) Can Upload Animated Avatar
    70) Can Upload Animated Profile Picture
    71) Can Edit All Posts
    72) Can Delete All Posts
    73) Can Open/Close All Posts
    74) Can Edit All Threads
    75) Can Manage All Threads
    76) Can Post Annoucements
    77) Can Moderate Posts
    78) Can Moderate Attachments
    79) Can Mass-Move Threads
    80) Can Mass-Prune Threads
    81) Can View IP Addresses
    82) Can View Whole User Profile
    83) Can Ban Users
    84) Can Unban Users
    85) Receive Email Upon New Thread
    86) Receive Email Upon New Post
    87) Can Set Forum Passwords
    88) Can Physically Remove Posts
    89) Can Edit Signatures
    90) Can Edit Avatars
    91) Can Edit Polls
    92) Can Edit Profile Pictures
    93) Can Edit Reputation
    94) Can Access Control Panel
    95) Can Administer Settings
    96) Can Administer Styles
    97) Can Administer Languages
    98) Can Administer Forums
    99) Can Administer Threads
    100) Can Administer Calendars
    101) Can Administer Users
    102) Can Administer Permissions
    103) Can Administer FAQ
    104) Can Administer Images
    105) Can Administer BB Codes
    106) Can Administer Cron Jobs
    107) Can Administer Maintenance
    108) Can Administer Upgrades
    109) Can Administer Plugins
    110) Buy Reputation Points
    111) Steal Others Reputation Points
    112) Remove Others Reputation Points
    113) Reputation Points Immunity
    114) Unlimited Reputation Per Day
    115) Always Horizontal Postbit
    116) Always Legacy Postbit
    117) Shadow Color for Username
    118) Awareness Ribbons
    119) Bypass PM Flood Control
    120) Bypass Search Flood Control
    121) Can Use Message Tracking
    122) Can Deny PM Receipts
    123) Arcade Pass
    124) Arcade Access
    125) Glow User Title Color
    126) Shadow User Title Color
    127) Username Font Type
    128) User Title Font Type
     
  16. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    I like that list, and yeah it's cool about the icons, they weren't that important, just another idea really (what about limiting it to 1 icon at a time?)
     
  17. Nic

    Nic Sleepy Head

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    Owha interesting list....what exactly is theif?
     
  18. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    icons on the user profile page would been theres no need to limit it to 1, something to think about I guess.

    thief, you take a chance at stealing someone elses points, if you fail you lose points.
     
  19. Nic

    Nic Sleepy Head

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    Ooh interesting idea.
     
  20. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    lose points to the other person or to the trust..?
    I like this idea...but please dont make things very expensive coz people like me will end up with just a small glow under the username..lol

    So, can we change the username as well?
     

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