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Does anyone else think we need to re-vamp TechPoints?

Here is my idea.

Since TR's income is in banners, let's give 10 TechPoints (TP's) for every answer in Q&A and 10 TP's for every post in the discussions to the respective originators. This will place the incentive to have questions and topics that get noticed. Let's also give 1 TP to EVERY poster or answering person for each, let's say, 50 hits on the page. We should be getting points for PROVIDING content that serves banners.

Could you imagine if your place of employment didn't attach income to provision of a service? We all need to be held accountable for providing popular content that brings people in for the advertising revenue.

Although I have some logowear coffe mugs and t-shirts already from TR, it would still be nice for us, as a reward for bringing in the advertising content with our big discussions and our searchable Q&A's, to be able to redeem points for something. There is pretty cool stuff at thinkgeek.com maybe you could get us some logowear "Smart Mass Thinking Putty" or "Zero Fog Blasters"

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by generalist

I can see certain popular posting topics demanding a higher income because of their popularity. If TR monitored the topics they might be able to do targeted advertising.

Of course, some of the more popular topics might not have advertisers, at least as far as the technical side is concerned. The 'Post War' thread comes to mind.

As far as the goodies TR could provide, I wouldn't mind being able to earn points that could be spent in an on-line store.

And when you get down to it, the old Q & A point system could be left intact for those who abide by the rules.

by admin

Interesting idea Sir! I like it! Perhaps one of the popular first person shooter games would be a more likely candidate for advertising on the aforementioned discussion! LOL :)

by oldefar

Perhaps TR could offer gift certificates so we could get barcoded tatoos or tracking implants.

Or at least bananas and soft drinks.

:-)

by oz_media

It could consist of a baggie of dirt and a few rocks.
Maybe a bottle of water to turn the dirt into mud for mortar, the bottle could then be refilled to make them look trendy and North american.

When we earn a designated number of points, TR could send the bag of dirt a few rocks and the bottle of water to Iraq on our behalf to aid in rebuilding the country! We could all display bumper stickers saying how we helped rebuild Iraq and Liberate the people.

by generalist

Such a kit could have an OzMedia logo on it to advertise who came up with the idea.

Of course if it were done right, the water would be useful for drinking. And if you used the plastic burlap style bag for the dirt and rock container, said bag could be used for making clothing.

For that matter, if the bag held potting soil and a half dozen cinder block bricks you could start on a raised bed garden or even a house. A single bag wouldn't be too useful but a few hundred of them could help.

by jardinier

I like the idea of an online store. I am guessing that most people who contribute answers to Technical Q & A's do so because they like the idea of letting other people benefit from the knowledge they have acquired over many hard years. And because the highest point scorers have this knowledge, they are less likely to need to ask questions themselves.

by oz_media

"And because the highest point scorers have this knowledge, they are less likely to need to ask questions themselves."

Must disagree with that one, everybody has questions, if they don't they dont know ANYTHING.

BUT...

An online store wouldbe so easy for them to setup. With all the sponsors I'm positive that they would have no problem offering software, t-shirts, hats, mugs etc. at no cost to themselves as it would all be donated from their friendly partners and advertisers. Perhapse they could get Ford as a sponsor and give away new F-series trucks!

by oz_media

I like it, as for the OzMedia logo, the only place that's seen is on security and event staff but it doesn't carry the OzMedia name just my logo, I wouldn't want to implicate them though, they work too hard.

I could design a new one, perhapse with an EngloCanAmerican flag? Damn that'd be ugly!
A Union Jack with stars and stripes through it and a Maple leaf in the middle, just a little busy!

Burlap bags could also double as sandbags for your next invasion too! I'd be proud to see bags with my logo being blown all over Iraq by military troops. Perhapse we could have a heavy metal colaboration (like the Live Aid songs)for the troops to march to.
To the tune of "We Are the World"
"We kill the world, we kill the people
We are the ones who take a decent place and make it rubble,
There's a choice you're making that our president don't like
so it's off to kill another land for peace in mine"

OM ;-)

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