Wikipedia:WikiProject Rankings/old

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✘ This proposal has failed to attain consensus within the Wikipedia community. A failed proposal is one for which a consensus to accept is not present after a reasonable amount of time, and seems unlikely to form, regardless of continuing discussion.

This is the old set of ideas which were voted against. Exists as an interesting thought. Please do not edit as this is basicaly an archive. --Cool Cat My Talk 03:29, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Moved from Wikipedia:Barnstar_and_award_proposals#Ranking and Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Ranking

If you strongly opose the project and have a sarcastic comment to make move it elsewehere, I will remove silly comments. Just vote no if you do not like it and be civil. You are still obligated to follow proper wiki.

As are you. This includes neither disagreeing by deleting nor trying to play dictator. This page belongs to everybody.

This project is for the idea of having a ranking system in Wikipedia. Please discuss in talk and make suggestions here (if any)

Contents

[edit] Vote

Please vote for/against this project at: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rankings

[edit] Proposals

User:Coolcat/Food Chain

[edit] Suggestion 3

by —Charles P. (Mirv)

Rogue Admins (Admins who regularly abuse their admin powers) none listed
Not an Ordinary Bean (Them as wants it) Mirv

[edit] Suggestions

[edit] Exploits/Questions

  • What about users that dont want to be ranked?
Well, its optional. --Cool Cat My Talk 03:54, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
And unpopular. What is the use of this system if only three people use it? —Charles P. (Mirv) 04:32, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • What if some smart ass sugests he is more valuable because he ranks higer.
I have never heard of a barnstar user declaring him important because of his/her award. This ment to motivate users, not inject them arrogance. --Cool Cat My Talk 03:54, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Because barnstars are given for a large variety of reasons: basically because someone else thinks the recipient has done something outstanding. Arbitrary number of edits or whatever do not enter into the equation. There is no hierarchy of barnstars. —Charles P. (Mirv) 04:32, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Also, barnstars are clearly awarded by individuals. There is no appearance of any WikiAuthority standing behind them. FreplySpang (talk) 16:53, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • What about people who make superficial edits to increase their rank?
The posible abuse of advancing ranks with hundereds of edits is not quite posible. The lower your rank is the more people who share it. The gap lessens the higher you go up as visible from listing. So it gets more competititve. This ment to motivate users, not inject them arrogance. --Cool Cat My Talk 03:54, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Is something wrong with the current set of motivations to contribute? Why is this hierarchy of meaningless little graphics necessary to get people to contribute? Why should users be competing at all? We all have a common aim, don't we? MeatBall:BarnRaising. —Charles P. (Mirv) 04:32, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • How many people can be "ranked"?
Proposal 2 Ranking can handle 356,964,601 people currently. That can be increased or decrased rather easily.--Cool Cat My Talk 04:04, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Who cares? —Charles P. (Mirv) 04:32, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Questions/Possible Exploits

  • suggest here.

[edit] Ranking determined by

  • Number of edits (as suggested above)--Cool Cat My Talk 00:56, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • The level of contribution (how much material added) (as suggested above)--Cool Cat My Talk 00:56, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Number of edits to Star Trek related 'articles' -- Davenbelle 07:47, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • A few seconds with a ruler. —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:21, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Opinion on Wikiproject Pokécruft --Carnildo 22:38, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • New:
  • please add a productive suggestion

[edit] Naming of project

  • Contributor Ranking -- Zscout370 01:26, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • WikiDevotion Ranking -- Riffsyphon1024 07:33, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • Trekcruft Pip-Squeaks -- Davenbelle 07:40, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • WikiProject Penis Measuring —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:17, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • Oops, how sexist of me. Female Wikipedians should of course use whatever measurement seems most appropriate. —Charles P. (Mirv) 20:11, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • S(Brain size*brain density) / A(Brain size*brain density) | S=Wikipedian, A=Average of all Wikipedian community | Fadix 04:25, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • New:
  • please add a productive suggestion

[edit] Naming of individual ranks

  • Just use numbers (inches, centimeters, or both). —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:37, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • New:
  • please add a productive suggestion

[edit] How should it look?

  • Golden and Black/Hollow barnstars --Cool Cat My Talk 00:56, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • "Hard to follow, please elaborate the logic, if you are trying to be funny, I am not laughing", added Coolcat, at 12:56, 13 Apr 2005:
  • Like this ;-) — Sgt. Davenbelle 07:49, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • How do you expect people to see white? And how does that apply to individual ranks?
  • Fill in sections with whatever color you please. Expand as needed. —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:44, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC) →
  • New:
  • please add a productive suggestion

[edit] Where should it appear

  • not justified for lame jokes. — Davenbelle 06:57, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • New:
  • please add a productive suggestion