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^^NICK^^ v.2.0 January 24th, 2004 9:59 AM

I think it should. There are too many new members joining all the time, and then you don't know them, and it's hard to know everyone's qualities. So then you vote for the wrong person, or vote for the same couple of people in every category. It's unneccesary. We're supposed to be a family, not a popularity contest.

Hanatori January 24th, 2004 10:05 AM

I voted to get rid of it. As Junichi, Cosmos, Arcanine, Nick, etc said, it's just a popularity contest. It's kind of ridiculous to let popularity determine who's above the rest. oO

[joking mood] That's my reasoning... flame at will. [/joking mood]

(well, it is my reasoning. =P)

Arwen January 24th, 2004 10:22 AM

Nah.... just do the Member of the Month every 2 months... so theres a timeframe for the new members to know each other.

Frostweaver January 24th, 2004 12:05 PM

...........

*believes that this voting should end on Jan. 31 (GMT -6) 12:00 AM...*
*knows that at that faithful moment PC will decide MOTM's fate*
*but regardless of what he still wants to do February in celebration of MOTM 2nd anniversary/last MOTM*

Blaine January 24th, 2004 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidThunder
I never vote in the MOTM so it really douesn't effect me in anyway, and Blaine is the only one who votes for me and that dosen't bother me in the least either XD, I'm not really here to be a "popular" person but to post and mod.

Heh ^^ You're my buddy, Lance! Anyways, I think it should stay, cos even if like only one person votes for you, it makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. So, Blaine says it should stay.

Frostweaver January 24th, 2004 1:41 PM

.....

*thinks that this is so intense with the extra percentage on both to stay and to go*
*thinks that perhaps we shouldn't let MOTM go or stay unless there's a majority of people voting for yes stay/no go, meaning 50% and above voting for that category... either re-vote and force the neutral people to take one side, or add changes to MOTM first and see if anything improves within that month then vote again*
*still think of MOTM as neutral*

22sa January 24th, 2004 7:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Miyu-chan
Well, I think it should stay, cause...like me, when I first joined, I hardly got any votes from the MotM. But it was part of the MotM that made me work harder to the top. ;p And I vote for people who I think really deserves it, regardless of friendship or whatever.

Exactly! I remember when I was doing the posting statistics, and even though PC was made of few members at the time, the few members posted A LOT. It made people post! Somewhat hard work but it was very doable. Kind of freaky when I looked back at it though. With it, came the huge Member Get-Togethers too.
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Originally Posted by Blaine
Heh ^^ You're my buddy, Lance! Anyways, I think it should stay, cos even if like only one person votes for you, it makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. So, Blaine says it should stay.

Yup, heh, I've had that feeling before. :P

But I voted neutral, because I really don't know what kind of long-term effect MOTM has. It most likely didn't affect on October, when it was brought back by me, just as Keitaro's theory pointed out (But I forgot what it is ^_^).

When I first saw MOTM, I viewed the thread as a decent chance to shout out my support for fellow PC members (I like doing that :P), but not being a n00b anymore, after a while, I kind of lost that somewhere. :( So MOTM was fun and it did carry happiness from time to time undoubtfully. ^_^

Ice demon January 24th, 2004 7:19 PM

i think u should keep it even though it seems that it is a popularity contest i think that it adds to the fun of the forum.And as for it hurting anyone for not being voted for - i have never gotten any votes and i really don't mind, so if most people are like me then it is fine....if not then i have no clue what u should do.

Hikaru's Twin January 25th, 2004 3:31 AM

So what if MOTM is just a popularity contest! I think it should stay, i find it interesting to see who's chosen who for whichever category, i'm also grateful to the people that have voted for me in one category or another and it doesn't bother me so much when i'm not voted for either. The main reason i actually posted in this thread was because i've completely had it with all the "Should we get rid of The Pair Up and Romance Thread!? etc" posts and whatever! One of the main reasons i joined PC was because of these Threads, they really help to show PC's individuality, i think but meh....that's just my opinion..

Arwen January 25th, 2004 8:01 AM

Oh! it added more votes... o.o

13 to 11.. Hmmmmm...

igtica January 25th, 2004 11:25 AM

Hmm I'm not sure if it's the way that MoTM is handled is the actually problem, not the event itself. At another site I mod at MoTM has proven to be a sucessful way of improving members commitment to be a good member of the site. The voting is done differently. What happens is that members can nominate other members (but no staff) to be the MoTM (so there's only one catergory, also only one nomination). Those nominated are then voted for by the staff, on all round commitment, help, friendliness etc to the site. They even have a MoTM gallery at the site for those who have won it. due to the sucess!

I'm not saying we should adopt this or anything close to this method, but I'm suggesting that maybe the mechanism of the event is adjusted. I myself find the many catergories overwhelming. It really would be a shame to lose such a popular event, especially considering the planning taken to give those wishing to host the event the oppertunity ( I believe it runs into late next year with the next oppertunity).

John Denver January 25th, 2004 3:07 PM

hmm, what I say may be mean but...

It's always the people that feel they are inferior that say "MOTM's suck they should go" Whereas if they got a ton of votes they'd love the MOTM's...if I didn't get any vote for one month, I'd be pretty sad, but I wouldn't lash out and say that MOTM's are dumb...erk

BOO ya!

Kairyu January 25th, 2004 3:20 PM

inferiority?!
 
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Originally Posted by Dakota
hmm, what I say may be mean but...

It's always the people that feel they are inferior that say "MOTM's suck they should go" Whereas if they got a ton of votes they'd love the MOTM's...if I didn't get any vote for one month, I'd be pretty sad, but I wouldn't lash out and say that MOTM's are dumb...erk

BOO ya!

Aww don't say that Dakota:P.
I'm not basing my vote on the fact that I don't get voted in MOTM, although I think I did get voted in some areas (go figure.) I just think it does more harm than good for the community where it stands. I don't want to say just get rid of it, I mean look at the votes so far. It actually neck to neck. If anything, the community and or staff should find a way to streamline this contest.

Anyway, let the votes keep rolling in...

John Denver January 25th, 2004 3:27 PM

MOTM's are something that defines the PC...do get rid of them is like taking the rims out of the ghetto...

did I just say that?

*chops lips off*

BOO ya!

22sa January 25th, 2004 4:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Arwen
Oh! it added more votes... o.o

13 to 11.. Hmmmmm...

Heh, looks like the tie broke over night. :cool: :P

^^NICK^^ v.2.0 January 25th, 2004 4:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakota
hmm, what I say may be mean but...

It's always the people that feel they are inferior that say "MOTM's suck they should go" Whereas if they got a ton of votes they'd love the MOTM's...if I didn't get any vote for one month, I'd be pretty sad, but I wouldn't lash out and say that MOTM's are dumb...erk

BOO ya!

HAHA, you're sooo right. That's why I don't like MOTM anymore, I don't get any votes. The only way you know how it feels, is to experience not getting any votes. When that happens you start to think MOTM is pointless.

Back in the spring of '03 [my prime], i loved MOTM, and I would never want to vote it out. My opinions have changed now, and it hurts people's feelings when they get no votes. And plus, it's usually the same people getting voted for in the same category every month.

Frostweaver January 25th, 2004 4:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ^^NICK^^ v.2.0
HAHA, you're sooo right. That's why I don't like MOTM anymore, I don't get any votes. The only way you know how it feels, is to experience not getting any votes. When that happens you start to think MOTM is pointless.

Back in the spring of '03 [my prime], i loved MOTM, and I would never want to vote it out. My opinions have changed now, and it hurts people's feelings when they get no votes. And plus, it's usually the same people getting voted for in the same category every month.

.......

*starts to wonder just WHY those people gets voted every month in those category... perhaps it's related to something they know a lot about or some other things that they did to EARN the votes?*
*doesn't feel bad at all even if he sees people who join PC much later than him surpasses him in MOTM voting in every way possible*

22sa January 25th, 2004 4:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ^^NICK^^ v.2.0
HAHA, you're sooo right. That's why I don't like MOTM anymore, I don't get any votes. The only way you know how it feels, is to experience not getting any votes. When that happens you start to think MOTM is pointless.

Back in the spring of '03 [my prime], i loved MOTM, and I would never want to vote it out. My opinions have changed now, and it hurts people's feelings when they get no votes. And plus, it's usually the same people getting voted for in the same category every month.

That's why I wanted to change how MOTM works but I lost my chance in January 'cause of Vito .-.

'Nyway, it can only be the same people for so long since people come and leave all the time. =P

Arwen January 25th, 2004 4:15 PM

Well, yets have a quarter contest... like the Ocar Awards thingy..

The Acamany Awards... it happens at each quarter... You nominate someone and there will be 4 places... for each catagory. This means people's feelings can't be hurt and it could be live also in a chatroom. o.o

Frostweaver January 25th, 2004 4:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Arwen
Well, yets have a quarter contest... like the Ocar Awards thingy..

The Acamany Awards... it happens at each quarter... You nominate someone and there will be 4 places... for each catagory. This means people's feelings can't be hurt and it could be live also in a chatroom. o.o

*thinks that this is just exactly the same as MOTM except less frequent... no difference*
*wonders what does chat room have to do with this*
*further wonders what "can't" be taken place in a chatroom... and wonders what "can't" be taken place in a forum as well*

DragonTrainer January 25th, 2004 5:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Arwen
Well, lets have a quarter contest... like the Oscar Awards thingy..

The Academy Awards... it happens at each quarter... You nominate someone and there will be 4 places... for each category. This means people's feelings can't be hurt and it could be live also in a chatroom. o.o

It will be my goal in life to correct Alyssa's spelling errors

Anyway, MOTM is fine as it is, just never do anything with it in a chatroom

Dizzy January 25th, 2004 7:04 PM

I think Member of the Month should go. Why? Because it makes people jealous and pitiful. Your not getting anything out of it anyways like money or your education. And the Burden of counting the votes when you don't really get anything out of it unless you have so extra time. Sure Member of the month can stay, but if people are going to be jealous (using it as an Example) then Away it should go...

Go Keitaro! :)

Frostweaver January 25th, 2004 7:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy
I think Member of the Month should go. Why? Because it makes people jealous and pitiful. Your not getting anything out of it anyways like money or your education. And the Burden of counting the votes when you don't really get anything out of it unless you have so extra time. Sure Member of the month can stay, but if people are going to be jealous (using it as an Example) then Away it should go...

Go Keitaro! :)

....
*shall anaylze this post bit by bit*

Your not getting anything out of it anyways like money or your education.

*don't think anyone gets anything out of that either... wants to know if he'll ever need to know how to calculate the matrix in a graph if he wants to buy stuff from supermarket, or calculate the velocity of objects when he's driving*
*wants to know if money can buy true friends, true happiness, true blessings*

And the Burden of counting the votes when you don't really get anything out of it unless you have so extra time

*thought that all MOTM hosts VOLUNTEERED*
*thinks that not everything needs a reward*
*thinks that best reward doesn't need to be physical or obvious, but the satisfactied feeling of accomplishment, or seeing others happy about it even if they didn't acknowledge you*
*famous, well known for what you did < happiness you gave to others from doing it*

Because it makes people jealous and pitiful.

*wonders who's the pitiful one to cry over popularity and informal, not to mention non-consequential contests... it's not like winner will be promoted mod or anything*
*wonders what's there to be jealous about... some of these members actually worked hard and dedicated themselves towards PC in order to achieve their stands on MOTM*
*thinks that there must be a reason for how "lame" it is certain members always get voted for the same categories... perhaps they did something or acted a certain way that impressed others? Continues to wonder...*

*has a sudden urge to change his votes from neutral to "keep MOTM!" But can't change because he voted too early... sigh*

22sa January 25th, 2004 7:14 PM

I don't mind counting the votes, I like statistics for some reason. =P

Mmhm anyway, maybe not take MOTM away, but shorten the voting time to less than a week from day one of the month so it doesn't stay there for too long.

Kairi January 25th, 2004 8:12 PM

One idea would be you can only vote for the same person twice or thrice in your entire ballot, that could force actually going to certain sections to decide who you find admirable about the category you’re voting for. I’m surprised no one mentioned this idea. It might be effective at preventing people like me from creating an illusion that winning some categories is impossible.

Anyone who knows me well knows I seldom say my opinion unless it’s necessary. Really, I’ve never been in the down-shadow except for the first two months, so I doubt anyone wants the top-voted person of the MotM’s opinion on this anyways.

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Originally Posted by 22sa
I don't mind counting the votes, I like statistics for some reason. =P

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Originally Posted by 22sa



Mmhm anyway, maybe not take MOTM away, but shorten the voting time to less than a week from day one of the month so it doesn't stay there for too long.





Really? I guess I know who to call on that. Phone #, area code and preferred long distance carrier? =P


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