Who will give me my 100th Thanks?
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Ha ha.. Glad.. 
Since we are on the topic of "Bucket List".. Who are actually doing one?
I have recently got into creating a list, and so far have only 20-27 that I want to do.. I have ticked off only one Surfing.. Next is 'Bungee Jumping'..
So, has anyone done something/have anything interesting on your list? That you would like to share? Might pick some best and add it to my list..
Since we are on the topic of "Bucket List".. Who are actually doing one?
I have recently got into creating a list, and so far have only 20-27 that I want to do.. I have ticked off only one Surfing.. Next is 'Bungee Jumping'..
So, has anyone done something/have anything interesting on your list? That you would like to share? Might pick some best and add it to my list..
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My item starts construction in three weeks now that we have the parts and permission. Build a LDRS (Large Dangerous Rocket System), fully instrumented with on-board computer, sensors, camera to hit 25,000 Ft above sea level.
It is a J class engine, we will launch from the Titan Missile Range just south of Wyoming.
It will be about 8 feet long.
Sorry about all the measurements in Feet. I live in the Mile High City, so our hatred of the Metric system is not hidden. Who would want to live in the 1.2Km high city?
Prior to launch, we have to get several agency clearance real-time.
There are a couple of exciting parts. One is at launch, does it go up, instead of sideways (a.k.a. Land Shark). There is the part of watching the telemetry decent and determining if the parachute deployed properly. This rocket simulation shows that it should reach over 1,000 MPH (breaking the sound barrier). So, a non-chute decent (a.k.a. Lawn Dart) is just something you can only stand there and see where it lands. Years ago, we had one land in the parking lot about 40 feet from me, about 4 feet from a friend of mine sitting in the tailgate of a truck. We had to dig it out of 4 feet of ground.
It is a J class engine, we will launch from the Titan Missile Range just south of Wyoming.
It will be about 8 feet long.
Sorry about all the measurements in Feet. I live in the Mile High City, so our hatred of the Metric system is not hidden. Who would want to live in the 1.2Km high city?
Prior to launch, we have to get several agency clearance real-time.
There are a couple of exciting parts. One is at launch, does it go up, instead of sideways (a.k.a. Land Shark). There is the part of watching the telemetry decent and determining if the parachute deployed properly. This rocket simulation shows that it should reach over 1,000 MPH (breaking the sound barrier). So, a non-chute decent (a.k.a. Lawn Dart) is just something you can only stand there and see where it lands. Years ago, we had one land in the parking lot about 40 feet from me, about 4 feet from a friend of mine sitting in the tailgate of a truck. We had to dig it out of 4 feet of ground.
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I can't figure out why we have thanks and reputation???
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Brian was right, but I'd throw in something about feeding our narcissism and competitiveness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification
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Still doesn't explain the need for competing systems on the same site.
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I would agree that comments and thanks are Gamification.
Gamification techniques strive to leverage people's natural desires for competition, achievement, status, self-expression, altruism, and closure.
Gamification has been widely applied in marketing. Over 70% of Forbes Global 2000 companies plan to use gamification for the purposes of marketing and customer retention.
For example: I am making a presentation at the statewide Microsoft Access Users group on VBA Coding for Excel from Access. With a few emails, I was able to get about $150 in software and books on Excel VBA. A consulting company is taking me to lunch this week to allow me to ask them to donate over $100 to the Access club's holiday party. Yes, my narcissism might be the driving force to ask for prizes for the audience. Wait... are we talking about me in this sentence... I really like that sentence. But, my Id digresses.
Maybe access-programmers vendors would like to sponsor the Most Thanked Member of the Month? As some type of gamification program?
Gamification techniques strive to leverage people's natural desires for competition, achievement, status, self-expression, altruism, and closure.
Gamification has been widely applied in marketing. Over 70% of Forbes Global 2000 companies plan to use gamification for the purposes of marketing and customer retention.
For example: I am making a presentation at the statewide Microsoft Access Users group on VBA Coding for Excel from Access. With a few emails, I was able to get about $150 in software and books on Excel VBA. A consulting company is taking me to lunch this week to allow me to ask them to donate over $100 to the Access club's holiday party. Yes, my narcissism might be the driving force to ask for prizes for the audience. Wait... are we talking about me in this sentence... I really like that sentence. But, my Id digresses.
Maybe access-programmers vendors would like to sponsor the Most Thanked Member of the Month? As some type of gamification program?
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And how would a vendor sponsor a poster here? I can't help but think that would mean more ad placement somehow.
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Typically, the sponsor provides some form of prize. Maybe it is an e-book to download, what ever.
They provide it to the Admin. The Admin cranks out the statistics to show who wins. They make an announcement. So maybe a new folder that nobody but the admin can create a new post, but others can respond to say Congratulations or what ever banter they want.
The Admin e-mails the coupon to the winners contact list.
One year the wife and I raised over $60,000 USD in products for the school to auction off for fundraising. The biggest item was probably $300. It took a lot of time so we only do around $1,500 a year now.
I don't claim to be an expert, but this is why I feel it works.
1. Vendors must be asked.
2. They want to feel they get some exposure for their product. But, sometimes they just want to get rid of last year's merchandise and write it off at full price under marketing.
3. They typically want proof it was actually given away, not just taken by the Admin.
So, email the vendors. Describe the audience. Describe the competition (they do tend to like competitions e.g. school auction) In this case, it is international recognition.
Create a folder to announce This Month's Prize. Put a photo of it.
When the prize is awarded, send a followup to the vendor showing the results.
You are probably thinking, when am I going to find the time for this? I don't blame you.
In clubs past, Microsoft would give away full versions of say Windows 7 Enterprise (I see you like that one). I once won a copy of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise with a significant user CAL for answering a question.
If a folder was added next to water cooler that listed Prizes and Awards, we would all probably be surprised how many people would peek to see what is going on.
I support several non-profit organizations. One is a aerospace education officer for a aux youth services sponsored by the USAF. Ask a teenager to shine military boots. Or, ask Starbucks for cards to hand out to the best shined boots. It is amazing what people will do for a reward, recognition or a ribbon.
I was at the GoPro Expo in Vail Colorado a couple of months ago. I could not believe the waivers people signed and the stunts they performed for a wrist band or tshirt. There must have been a 1,000 advertisement signs there. But, every sign that had a "prize" had a crowd.
If it were me, keeping the ads the same, but driving up network usage with something different like sponsored prizes. You probably have a much better idea about this site than I do.
They provide it to the Admin. The Admin cranks out the statistics to show who wins. They make an announcement. So maybe a new folder that nobody but the admin can create a new post, but others can respond to say Congratulations or what ever banter they want.
The Admin e-mails the coupon to the winners contact list.
One year the wife and I raised over $60,000 USD in products for the school to auction off for fundraising. The biggest item was probably $300. It took a lot of time so we only do around $1,500 a year now.
I don't claim to be an expert, but this is why I feel it works.
1. Vendors must be asked.
2. They want to feel they get some exposure for their product. But, sometimes they just want to get rid of last year's merchandise and write it off at full price under marketing.
3. They typically want proof it was actually given away, not just taken by the Admin.
So, email the vendors. Describe the audience. Describe the competition (they do tend to like competitions e.g. school auction) In this case, it is international recognition.
Create a folder to announce This Month's Prize. Put a photo of it.
When the prize is awarded, send a followup to the vendor showing the results.
You are probably thinking, when am I going to find the time for this? I don't blame you.
In clubs past, Microsoft would give away full versions of say Windows 7 Enterprise (I see you like that one). I once won a copy of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise with a significant user CAL for answering a question.
If a folder was added next to water cooler that listed Prizes and Awards, we would all probably be surprised how many people would peek to see what is going on.
I support several non-profit organizations. One is a aerospace education officer for a aux youth services sponsored by the USAF. Ask a teenager to shine military boots. Or, ask Starbucks for cards to hand out to the best shined boots. It is amazing what people will do for a reward, recognition or a ribbon.
I was at the GoPro Expo in Vail Colorado a couple of months ago. I could not believe the waivers people signed and the stunts they performed for a wrist band or tshirt. There must have been a 1,000 advertisement signs there. But, every sign that had a "prize" had a crowd.
If it were me, keeping the ads the same, but driving up network usage with something different like sponsored prizes. You probably have a much better idea about this site than I do.
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I wonder if Jon has ever considered trying to do something like this. It really is a good idea. Especially since those who help others here have no reason to do so, other than genuine kindness.
If this were to happen, I would recommend a two competitions; one where whoever gets the most thanks; and another where a single post is nominated. This way the people who live here (no offense! your all great) don't get all the recognition. Am I putting the cart before the horse?
If this were to happen, I would recommend a two competitions; one where whoever gets the most thanks; and another where a single post is nominated. This way the people who live here (no offense! your all great) don't get all the recognition. Am I putting the cart before the horse?
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If something like that was formed, I would be willing to contact technical publishers. In the world of e-books, delivery cost make world-wide postage affordable. It amazes me how the promotional budgets to give away a programming book is something people rarely ask for. To have one actually given out to the target audience is probably more rare.
When I was a microsoft certified trainer, traveling 30 weeks a year to a different city each week, I wrote five books to take up time in the hotel rooms. Just mentioned to the publisher I was visiting the university where I got my masters. They sent me over $1,800 in books to donate. I didn't even really ask. I remember that very hot summer day. Campus parking three blocks away, making trip after trip to the car trunk to get another handful of heavy books. The idea of e-book delivery is a winner with me.
When I was a microsoft certified trainer, traveling 30 weeks a year to a different city each week, I wrote five books to take up time in the hotel rooms. Just mentioned to the publisher I was visiting the university where I got my masters. They sent me over $1,800 in books to donate. I didn't even really ask. I remember that very hot summer day. Campus parking three blocks away, making trip after trip to the car trunk to get another handful of heavy books. The idea of e-book delivery is a winner with me.
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C'mon guys surely you have seen that there is no consistency in the thanks dished out, some never hit the button and others thank everybody who responds even if the advice is poor or even wrong.
Who is to judge the best post for the single post award, and on what basis will it be judged?
Surely this is a wind up?
Brian
Who is to judge the best post for the single post award, and on what basis will it be judged?
Surely this is a wind up?
Brian
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LOL just exactly like every company or government "Employee of the month" award!
But, we are programmers. Maybe it is our destiny to come up with the perfect algorithm. Who better than this community to slice into the very fabric of Equality of Outcome?
I for one, am tired of the Political Science (it is not a science at all!) and MBA making the rules based on many false premise. The truth is that most promotions are made at some golf course rather than on actual workplace results.
Equality of outcome, equality of condition, or equality of results is a promotional concept which is central to receiving an award and is used regularly in business promotions, often in contrast to the very term equality of opportunity. It describes a situation in which forum contributors have approximately the same same number of "Thanks" or in which the general "Reputation" are similar. Awarding any prize to the winner would generally entail favoritism or eliminating unmerited Thanks between members on the forum, and might involves a transfer of favors or solicitations to the talented from needy less talented members. It might even require the use of measures to promote completely unwarranted Thanks. A case in point is this very topic's topic's shameless plug.
The very nerve of people soliciting a shameless "thanks".
But, my Right Side of my Brain interrupts and says: Hey! Hey! Free Stuff! -- good. Sign me up.
But, we are programmers. Maybe it is our destiny to come up with the perfect algorithm. Who better than this community to slice into the very fabric of Equality of Outcome?
I for one, am tired of the Political Science (it is not a science at all!) and MBA making the rules based on many false premise. The truth is that most promotions are made at some golf course rather than on actual workplace results.
Equality of outcome, equality of condition, or equality of results is a promotional concept which is central to receiving an award and is used regularly in business promotions, often in contrast to the very term equality of opportunity. It describes a situation in which forum contributors have approximately the same same number of "Thanks" or in which the general "Reputation" are similar. Awarding any prize to the winner would generally entail favoritism or eliminating unmerited Thanks between members on the forum, and might involves a transfer of favors or solicitations to the talented from needy less talented members. It might even require the use of measures to promote completely unwarranted Thanks. A case in point is this very topic's topic's shameless plug.
The very nerve of people soliciting a shameless "thanks".
But, my Right Side of my Brain interrupts and says: Hey! Hey! Free Stuff! -- good. Sign me up.
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