On 01/15/2014 12:20 PM, Pascal Bleser wrote:
So when are you finally going to give up on this idea with all the counter-argument, experience and such that was given? It starts to feel to me that you're clinging on to it no matter what.
It's not a matter of giving up with the idea or clinging to it. It's quite obvious that there is a lot of people that don't want to go that way for a lot of good reasons, so it will probably never happen. But some other people have raised topics that are related and that are very interesting, so there is no reason to just cut the conversation down. My (absolutely personal) feelings about the thread: - Most people agree that trying to quantify contributions with scores is not only impossible but also dangerous. - Most people agree that explicit rewards like badges are not a good idea either. - Most people agree that making contributions more visible would really help and are providing quite some feedback about how to do it. - Some people suggest that there are other aspects of gamification -more subtle, smart and effective that points and rewards- that could be researched. Not trying to speak in Jos' name, but some of us are interested in keeping the ideas' stream alive, which doesn't mean keeping the original "karmafication" idea alive. This discussion is probably leading to a better idea about how to improve the three things we were trying to improve with the original idea: decision making, guidance and motivation. And I'm pretty convinced that will not be karma on it. ;-) Cheers. -- Ancor González Sosa openSUSE Team at SUSE Linux GmbH -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org