What are those?
* Seems to me that a point is awarded for each post (new topic or reply to a topic) in a board. However, in one case I noticed that the points awarded were more than the posts for that member. I must be missing one variable in the formula. (I will confirm if my profile increase by one after posting this).

* No idea on what the Karma Titles are? which ones exists? how a member obtain one? I would like to know.


* No idea on what the Karma Levels are? How many are apart of Level 0? how a member change levels? I would like to know.

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You are right - you get one Karma point for each post.

We do not currently use the Karmaa points or have gthe karma titles assigned but we do have some plans like allowing high karma posters to initiate private chat andother special features. Stay tuned.

Terry O

electricpete has passed over the 1000 Karma points mark !!!

Two members over the 1000 points mark (congratulations Josh). Additional five over 500 points.

Ah-oh - Motor Doc is gaining on me. I had better get going!

Terry O

Terry, don't you have some hats or something to send these guys? Show some love.

Great idea Patrick!

Josh will be the first person in Borneo to have a Reliabilityweb.com hat (to my knowledge).

Electripete - I cannot say the same thing about Texas.

If you guys will send me (off forum) your mailing address - I will send you some hats!

You are exclusive charter members of the MaintenanceForums.com 1000 Point Club!

Thank you for your contributions.

Terry O

Darth, Terry,
Apologies for being a spoilsport. Does quantity matter? I realize participation is to be encouraged, and we do need a range of views, but remember that like KPIs our actions will drive behaviour.

Hindus are taught that ones actions, i.e. ones karmas, will decide ones fate in the afterlife. Karma yoga is a way of serving God. Karma is a deed or action. We have karmas to fulfill to our parents, our families, our children and to society.

If I take that interpretation, those members who genuinely try to help others are doing good karmas. People like Pete and HowardP and many others. Here I will stop my musings.

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Quality does matter indeed Vee - right after community and sharing of knowledge (at whatever level) and experiences (ggod or bad).

I think the social fabric of this discussion group is almost automated in terms of quality. If someone is posting 1000 post of BS - forum members would either speak up or depart in droves.

Of course there are the Guru's (I hope you do not mind but I place you in that category) who add sage advice and commentary as well as deep knowledge and experience to this community - however without diminishing the quality of your or other highly experienced members posts - I find golden nuggest of wisdom all over this board.

Karma points also point out ones length of time as a member and does provide some sort of inicator as to the involvement of the member.

Are Karma points a Badge of Honor? Of course, as with all awards - they are as meaninful as each of us chooses to make them.

These two will get the hats - however others should know that the 3rd - 4th and 5th etc... 1000 pointers will simply be rewarded by the appreciation shown by fellow forum members (award enough I would think)!

Thanks Vee.

Terry O

A Russian mathematician refused the Fields medal (the Nobel prize equivalent for mathematics) to remain reclusive but will he also refuse the next one million prize to maintain his status quo?


http://news.com.com/2061-11128_3-6108180.html?part=rss&tag=6108180&subj=news

I guess we should award "the Quality Contributor of The Year" or something like that?

Terry,
You said,

quote:

If someone is posting 1000 post of BS - forum members would either speak up or depart in droves.

Most members, when faced with a BS post, simply stay silent, lest they ruffle feathers. On odd occasions, someone will gingerly point out an apparent fallacy. Usually such posts will refer to factual or logic errors, not on points of principle or of philosophy. Some of the authors accept comments gracefully, others react, sometimes vigorously (on occasion I note that you have had to intervene). Others watching from the sidelines, simply dont enter the fray lest they get mauled.
So I am not sure if I agree that people in general will speak up when faced with a BS note. And I am not suggesting that those who post frequently are guilty of BS notes. All I am suggesting is that more is not necessarily better, just that those who post less frequently are also important members. As the poet Milton said in 'On his blindness' - They also serve who only stand and wait. As long as members get some benefit from the forum, they will remain, simply ignoring posts they dont accept.

Your Guru bar is set too low if I can cross it, but thanks for the thought!

Vee

Well stated.

It is fine with me if everyone figures out how to get the value they seek from the community.

My personal opinion is that "obervation" actually falls below the line that demarks experience however, all are welcome to set their own level if participation.

I encourage "observers" to add their voice to the knowledge and experience that is shared here.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Terry O

It's natural people want to be right only and try to avoid being wrong.

Also it's natural for people to participate only in their known subject areas and ignore the rest unless curioisity overwhelms them.

The users of these boards have long and vigorously protested about certain types of posts mainly "sales". While these are possibly not BS it does show that the users do police each other in certain areas.

I think it is appropriate to note when errors in facts or logic are made, but probably not so much in the areas of principles or philosphy.

While in a utopian world I would like to have the boards held up as a resource where people can find the current best practice for doing some type of reliability process. HOwever, I realize that everyone has areas where they can improve. To me, it's interesting to see the "principles and philosophies" that I don't agree with, that I think are blatantly wrong.

As an editor, I need to know the complete spectrum of maintenance practices so that I can help educate or influence change.

While some philosophies and principles may not lead to optimal reliability or lowest cost to manufacture, they are all part of the current world of maintenance and reliability.

These board are like talk radio which I listen to almost daily, both sports and polictics. Only a small percentage of the listeners get on the radio, some are generally agreeable and make solid, factual points, but there are those callers who are "way out there". I find them interesting and sometimes even scary.

Just like I find these message boards

quote:

Originally posted by Vee:
Your Guru bar is set too low if I can cross it, but thanks for the thought!

Mr. Vee, with your experience in maintenance and reliability, I think you sound very humble here in view of your quality constributions to this forum.

My thought is that the purpose of tabulating posts is not to rank anyone's contribution as more valuable than anyone else's, but simply to encourage everyone to contribute.

What sets this board apart from many other reliability and predictive boards is the level of participation, particularly in the vibration forum.

It's a valuable resource for asking questions, for seeing how other people solve problems (what information they draw upon and how they analyse it), and for bouncing your thoughts off other people. The more you participate, the more you take away.

Predictive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis are not at all black and white subjects that can be figured out by a precise set of rules or equations. After the Columbia disaster, NASA didn't believe foam could cause wing damage for months until someone actually did the experiment. Humility is healthy. Overconfidence is the enemy.

If I have the choice to ask advice from either a single grey-beard expert or a diverse world-wide-networked problem-solving team, I'll take the team every time. And I'd like to hear the opinion from each person on the team. I am free to consider each response for myself, look at how many different people are saying the same thing, and ask clarifications when needed, but more responses is always better than less imo.

Terry and Joe - you guys have created a great board.

I will wear my hat proudly.

Thanks for the compliment!

I agree that the community of users we have on these boards is what makes them special.

I'd like to encourage each of you regular users to pass along info about these boards so that we can expand our community.

Vibration is certainly the strong suit, but we can improve in many other areas with participation.

Working on catching up, Terry. Almost there and almost half way to that 1,000 point.

quote:

Originally posted by Josh:
I guess we should award "the Quality Contributor of The Year" or something like that?

Terry:
What about:
* Terry opens a thread named: Quality Contributor of the Year
* Members nominate authors of posts within the same discussion/threads dated from March 2006 to February 2007 at Terry's thread. For example:
*** Vee - Maintenance Strategy Questions
*** Rui Assis - Spare Parts Kept in Stock
* A member may nominate more than one candidate during this phase.
* Comments on why the member is nominated are welcome.
* During March 2007, Terry and his staff select top 10 (5?) candidates and open a Poll post for members to vote for the winner from that top ten (five?) list. Each member will have the opportunity to only one vote at this second phase.
* Votes on the Poll thread accepted up to April 02, 2007, winner announced on April 03, 2007 (is this the boards aniversary date, right?).