Answer by Rosinante for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
At the risk of flogging a dead unicorn, I think that there's another angle here. All this discussion turns, I think, on the concept of 'citizenship.' I'd suggest that we could usefully consider users...
View ArticleAnswer by tripleee for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
On the rare occasion that I looked at accept rate (because I seem to have a blind spot; maybe that makes me a Good Citizen) it wasn't because the question was good. It helped me decide on whether the...
View ArticleAnswer by Cosmin Prund for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
The problem that I see with the new proposed metric, it wants to replace a metric that was exclusively used for judging questions with a general-purpose metric. We've already got a general-purpose...
View ArticleAnswer by Ben Voigt for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I think showing only reputation on questions is fine. When I'm deciding whether to spend time on a question, I consider things like: Is it understandable? Do I already know the answer? How extensive an...
View ArticleAnswer by Hannele for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
Citizenship, to me, implies well-rounded-ness in the use of Stack Overflow. Not only do you ask questions, you accept answers, you write new answers, you edit, you review, etc. So, what else is...
View ArticleAnswer by drheart for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
In the interest of maintaining functionality until a citizenship level is added, I have created the following script: function getPercentage(user, totalanswered, totalaccepted, min, max) { min = min ||...
View ArticleAnswer by unsym for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I agree that there should be an alternate metric, but most of your general citizenship idea is not useful since this site is mainly a Q/A website. So, the primary purpose of a new metric should be to...
View ArticleAnswer by Danubian Sailor for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
The aim of the reputation was to say how much someone is rewarding the people who spend their time to answer his questions. There are many users who ask a lot and later even won't care for accepting or...
View ArticleAnswer by Ryathal for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
This citizenship level seems to be intended to solve a problem that I don't think was the primary problem with displaying accept rate. The specificity of accept rate may have been a minor issue, but I...
View ArticleAnswer by Sahil Mahajan Mj for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
The gray rectangle in the bottom left corner is quite meaningless without the accept rate. It helps us to learn about the citizenship level of the OP. Because I like to be appreciated for sparing my...
View ArticleAnswer by gnat for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
It would be interesting to give it a try by showing "citizenship level" value at MSE for 2-3 months. As for how to calculate the citizenship level, I am pretty positive that whatever would be measured,...
View ArticleAnswer by pap for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I think this a very good idea for the reason given; it promotes good behavior while at the same time aligning with (in my belief) basic psychology. I like that whole altruistic notion that it's all...
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Answer by Makoto for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
Here's why I feel this way. We've demonized talking about the accept rate, and comments making reference to such were always considered inappropriate comments. I'm playing devil's advocate here, so I...
View ArticleAnswer by Joseph Weissman for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I would be fine with some nebulous klout-like calculation of global SE "kudos" that would apply across all your activities on the network, and would hopefully be constantly made more sophisticated in...
View ArticleAnswer by Pekka supports GoFundMonica for Replace accept rate with...
This sounds good at first: a citizenship "score" could become an integral part of your profile, maybe on the same level with reputation. It could be a way to award those who put a lot of time and...
View ArticleAnswer by Manishearth for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I don't mind having this, but it should not be displayed on questions. The quality of a question can be determined by reading it. Knowing more about the asker should not change your vote -- Stack...
View ArticleAnswer by Rosinante for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
At a first glance, we have a single-valued citizenship metric. It's called 'reputation'. We have a multidimensional citizenship assessment. It's called 'badges'. Given that the OP invented them, it is...
View ArticleAnswer by Dave Newton for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I was unhappy with the removal of the accept rate. IMO responsible SO citizens used it responsibly; I know I tried very hard to, particularly after participating for awhile. I left my share of "accept...
View ArticleAnswer by Adel for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
You raise excellent points. The only thing that troubles me is that we might, by adding a new metric system, find ourselves at the same predicament - people might start discriminating based on the...
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Answer by badp for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
We already do kinda sorta have a mechanism in place to measure your "level of citizenship": badges. All of the sample actions you've mentioned are covered by badges. Does the user vote? Supporter...
View ArticleAnswer by Sean for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
Two observations come to mind: It appears as though active users that have higher accept rates, have them because the person asking the question will take the first response that unblocks them from the...
View ArticleAnswer by Shog9 for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
When we introduced the accept rate stuff we were careful not to add too much of a value statement. 100% == complete. < 100% == incomplete. Without any on-page guidance as to what was acceptable,...
View ArticleAnswer by Apocalisp for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
If the end goal is to increase the amount of accepted answers, the straightforward way of accomplishing that is to award points for accepting answers.
View ArticleAnswer by Bart for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
Let's start with your question: What is more useful to the longer term health of a community: a single ok question, or an engaged community member who assists and participates -- as a citizen, not just...
View ArticleAnswer by Mad Scientist for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
While I liked the idea of a citizenship rating on first glance when I read about it, after thinking a bit more about it I have two problems with it: I don't think such a single value can effectively...
View ArticleAnswer by Lorem Ipsum for Replace accept rate with citizenship level
I like the idea of citizenship, but I don't think it should be in lieu of the accept rate. Let's close the accept rate chapter for now; interested users can always use either this script or use the...
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I see that accept rate has now been removed from display on questions. I think this is not a great solution for reasons that waffles explained well. Take it away waffles! On one hand accept rate...
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