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xela · « **on:** October 05, 2011, 03:36:26 PM »

I know you guys have been hard at work creating content on the forums to post in before their official launch. I decided to add some rewards and initiatives for people who contribute a lot. The official launch is the 10th, the same day our Kickstarter goes up.

Here are the rewards, and what you need to get them:

25 posts - The Discourse Beta Tester badge
50 posts - The Discourse Elite Beta Tester badge
100 posts - Custom avatar + signature
200 posts - An extra Vortex deck bundled with your pledge on Kickstarter after the project is fully funded*
250 posts - Bolded username

* Whether or not you are spamming to achieve your post count is fully in my discretion. Before posting, ask yourself if you are contributing to the thread. Is your post humorous? Intellectual? Insightful? Are you posting a new thread that spurs discussion, or are you just making a thread to boost your post count?

Spammers will be disqualified from the competition. Still, if you want to get your sillies out or post off-topic, there is always The Talk Park for that.

More rewards:

3 referrals - Recruiter forum badge
5 referrals - Elite Recruiter forum badge
10 referrals - Italic username
25 referrals - An extra Vortex deck bundled with your pledge on Kickstarter after the project is fully funded

How to recruit someone:
When they sign up and are approved for membership, they must complete the following tasks to count as one referral for you:

1. Introduce themselves in the intro board, clearly stating that it is YOU who referred them here.
2. Make at least five, non-spam posts.

Keep in mind, we can tell who is who, so if you make fake accounts, you will be disqualified.

Remember guys, as of this post, there are still five days to work towards your rewards. Most of you already have some basic ones completed, so that's good.

As always, thank you for your support!

loldudex2 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:15:18 PM »

This is an awesome idea! I'm almost a quarter of the way there

Curt · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2011, 04:46:05 PM »

I am going to plee with you Alex to hold a decent standard to what a post should be. Nothing frustrates me more than meaningless posts, for the sake of adding to your post count. I my opinion, each post ( or as many as possible ) should add to the discussion in one way or another. It is much more important to have a productive forum filled with posts the initiate thought provoking discussion than to have one with countless posts that add nothing to a discussion. I by no means am perfect with all of my posts, but I try to make each and every post I make as insightful and useful to the community as possible.

loldudex2 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2011, 05:49:45 PM »

Honestly, I think 200 posts is a little high. I think as of now I have the most posts, but with 5 days left and 150 more comments, it will be hard for anyone to make that goal of 200 comments, without it seeming like they are spamming the whole page.

xela · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:52:20 PM »

Quote from: loldudex2 on October 05, 2011, 05:49:45 PM

Honestly, I think 200 posts is a little high. I think as of now I have the most posts, but with 5 days left and 150 more comments, it will be hard for anyone to make that goal of 200 comments, without it seeming like they are spamming the whole page.

It's not supposed to be an easy to reach number. Nor is it impossible to reach.

If you want to make it easier, create topics. The more topics there are, the more there is to post about.

@Curt: Meaningless posts will always be around. I trust the community to ignore them and push towards intelligent discussion. Moderation for mindless spam will be harsh, but for the most part I expect you guys to take the boards in the direction you want them to go.

john · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:03:08 PM »

Quote from: Alex Isaacs on October 05, 2011, 08:52:20 PM

Quote from: loldudex2 on October 05, 2011, 05:49:45 PM
Honestly, I think 200 posts is a little high. I think as of now I have the most posts, but with 5 days left and 150 more comments, it will be hard for anyone to make that goal of 200 comments, without it seeming like they are spamming the whole page.
It's not supposed to be an easy to reach number. Nor is it impossible to reach.

If you want to make it easier, create topics. The more topics there are, the more there is to post about.

@Curt: Meaningless posts will always be around. I trust the community to ignore them and push towards intelligent discussion. Moderation for mindless spam will be harsh, but for the most part I expect you guys to take the boards in the direction you want them to go.

Just so theirs no misunderstanding is it 200 posts by the 10th or is it 200 posts by the time the decks get shipped.

John B. · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2011, 11:41:11 PM »

@levi you might have the most but last time i looked i was on my way to beat you.

phantom1412 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2011, 04:02:17 AM »

So, it means 200 post in 4 days?
Whoooo, not easy, but That is the fastest way to make this site live so quick.
I'm in!

xela · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:20:35 PM »

You guys are doing an awesome job with activity here but I have noticed a slight problem. While nobody is outright spamming, I think maybe 1/5 posts are very "meh" in quality.

Let's strive to reduce this number to zero.

You guys have plenty of time to meet the threshold, there is no reason to rush and post something that doesn't add to the discussion.

Thanks.

Remember, the goal is to keep this forum both intellectual and fun. There is a time and place for each, and over time I expect you guys to do an amazing job keeping certain threads on the correct respective course.

John B. · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:33:11 PM »

yea I am about half way but some of my post are more just agreeing with what was said.

John B. · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:57:08 PM »

how do we do this custom avatar and siginature thing?

xela · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2011, 07:44:54 PM »

Quote from: MrMagic322 on October 06, 2011, 06:57:08 PM

how do we do this custom avatar and siginature thing?

I would prefer if you, as well as everyone else, avoided the simple "I agree" posts. These rewards I am offering are for helping create -content- before the official launch, not direct incentives to just inflate your post count.

Keep in mind, post counts will be adjusted to reflect the true value of your posts. Don't hyper-inflate them.

Don't double post if you're not bumping either, just edit your original post.

The rewards are designed so that somebody who posts a lot and makes quality posts will attain 250 by Sunday night just barely.

John B. · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2011, 10:25:03 PM »

ok thank you for the clear up.

VortexHead · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2011, 11:13:10 AM »

This is a nice feature, I know I'll be tempted to post some worthless comments but I'll do my best to keep that on the down low, if you like.

Joshua Robinson · « **Reply #14 on:** October 09, 2011, 01:18:17 AM »

sounds awesome

RF · « **Reply #15 on:** October 09, 2011, 10:45:12 AM »

I wish I had registered before, but I try my best to reach 200

sinsandman · « **Reply #16 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:07:11 PM »

Must reach 200 posts. What if I hit 200 after I pledge but before funding???

xela · « **Reply #17 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:09:50 PM »

Quote from: sinsandman on October 09, 2011, 05:07:11 PM

Must reach 200 posts. What if I hit 200 after I pledge but before funding???

Well you have another 10 hours to hit 200, at this point I would just shoot for one of the other rewards. =P

sinsandman · « **Reply #18 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:16:28 PM »

Ah, ok...so it is up until kickstarter release then?

RF · « **Reply #19 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:18:31 PM »

yeah, once kickstarter launches, the time is up

sinsandman · « **Reply #20 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:22:31 PM »

Thank you for clearing that up. I will see what sinister magic I can pull off

RF · « **Reply #21 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:27:45 PM »

no problem, we are here to help each other and answer questions

phantom1412 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 09, 2011, 06:47:48 PM »

And what do we have to do to tell you we reach 200 before the kickstarter launch?

RF · « **Reply #23 on:** October 09, 2011, 06:58:48 PM »

I try to reach it as soon as possible, but without spamming

phantom1412 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:13:28 PM »

Quote from: RF on October 09, 2011, 06:58:48 PM

I try to reach it as soon as possible, but without spamming

No offense but, the post you just did is a spamming.

RF · « **Reply #25 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:19:45 PM »

Quote from: phantom1412 on October 09, 2011, 08:13:28 PM

No offense but, the post you just did is a spamming.

yeah I know, I "try" not to spam as much as I can

xela · « **Reply #26 on:** October 10, 2011, 02:52:30 AM »

The rewards have been disbursed! We hope you guys will continue to post and enjoy The Discourse.

Here is a list of people that get rewards:

Bolded username: Mr. Magic
Extra Vortex deck: the above + ezstreet1997, phantom1412, loldudex, RF
Custom Avatar + Signature: the above + Gunshy1
Elite Beta Tester Badge: the above + jdsob97, Curt, FIVEofHEARTS, Kanped, Victoria
Beta Tester Badge: sinsandman, Vortexhead

Thank you to everyone who participated. I hope you guys enjoy the prizes! They will be disbursed over the coming weeks.

John B. · « **Reply #27 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:06:13 AM »

Thank you guys!! This rocks. Love the fact you give away free stuff. did not think I would hit 250. I am very happy. some of that probably has to do with the fact that I need to sleep but this still rocks.

Joshua Robinson · « **Reply #28 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:14:07 AM »

thank you for that would of like to hit 200 to get an extra vortex

Curt · « **Reply #29 on:** October 10, 2011, 03:20:37 AM »

Quote from: alex. on October 10, 2011, 02:52:30 AM

The rewards have been disbursed! We hope you guys will continue to post and enjoy The Discourse.

Here is a list of people that get rewards:

Bolded username: Mr. Magic
Extra Vortex deck: the above + ezstreet1997, phantom1412, loldudex, RF
Custom Avatar + Signature: the above + Gunshy1
Elite Beta Tester Badge: the above + jdsob97, Curt, FIVEofHEARTS, Kanped, Victoria
Beta Tester Badge: sinsandman, Vortexhead

Thank you to everyone who participated. I hope you guys enjoy the prizes! They will be disbursed over the coming weeks.

I would just like to say my thanks as well,

I am very pleased to see how the Discourse as progressed in such a short period of time, as well as the community members of it. A lot of you guys and gals have really taken it upon yourselves to make the Discourse a friendly and welcoming place to chat and discuss some of the niche things we all enjoy. Congratulations to not only the people rewarded by the beta tester prizes but to each and everyone who has been participating in the community. With already over 100 members and 2000 posts, we are quickly building this forum into a place that can be beneficial and enjoyable for many others still to come. Continue to take pride in the efforts everyone has made to create this community and hopefully we can expand it much greater. I am really looking forward to see what the future has in store for the Discourse and Aether Cards, as well as the Vortex deck!

p.s That Elite Beta Tester Badge better look pretty awesome Alex :p

phantom1412 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 10, 2011, 05:16:51 AM »

Thanks a lot.
I hoped I could get the bold username too.
However, this is a good board, I'll continue posting here.

RF · « **Reply #31 on:** October 10, 2011, 07:38:17 AM »

Thank you, I like this forum alot

Kanped · « **Reply #32 on:** October 10, 2011, 08:57:23 AM »

Bonus! I was never aiming to get any rewards or anything but they're very much appreciated. 'Elite'. Yeah; who's laughing now, huh?! I'm show 'em all!

Ahem. Excuse me.

loldudex2 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:38:57 AM »

Thank you so much Alex. This was truly an honor and a huge privilege to be a part of.

john · « **Reply #34 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:57:02 AM »

Thank you Alex.

sinsandman · « **Reply #35 on:** October 12, 2011, 01:09:44 PM »

May not be "Elite" but I'm still sick lol. Loving the Forum

xela · « **Reply #36 on:** October 12, 2011, 03:00:48 PM »

Quote from: sinsandman on October 12, 2011, 01:09:44 PM

May not be "Elite" but I'm still sick lol. Loving the Forum

But didn't you hear? Everyone who got the Elite badge automatically gets the $5,000 Vegas package on Kickstarter.

Kanped · « **Reply #37 on:** October 12, 2011, 03:37:37 PM »

Quote from: alex. on October 12, 2011, 03:00:48 PM

But didn't you hear? Everyone who got the Elite badge automatically gets the $5,000 Vegas package on Kickstarter.

http://www.gillhams.com/articles/325.cfm

I clearly and unequivocally accept your offer.

xela · « **Reply #38 on:** October 12, 2011, 03:49:13 PM »

Quote from: Kanped on October 12, 2011, 03:37:37 PM

http://www.gillhams.com/articles/325.cfm

I clearly and unequivocally accept your offer.

I'm glad! As an Elite Beta tester, you get the $5,000 Vegas package!

Get (verb) - To understand; comprehend.

Kanped · « **Reply #39 on:** October 12, 2011, 04:03:04 PM »

Damn and blast!

Next time, gadget. Next time.

John B. · « **Reply #40 on:** October 12, 2011, 06:53:41 PM »

man i was hoping to get it since i am the elite.

sinsandman · « **Reply #41 on:** October 19, 2011, 10:08:19 PM »

lmao! That was smooth Alex....very smooth!

austin · « **Reply #42 on:** October 23, 2011, 04:26:59 AM »

This is a great idea. Encouraging people to post more to get rewards. I hope I can get 200 before kickstarter ends

phantom1412 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 23, 2011, 09:19:02 AM »

Quote from: austin on October 23, 2011, 04:26:59 AM

This is a great idea. Encouraging people to post more to get rewards. I hope I can get 200 before kickstarter ends

The vortex deck reward is ended. You have to get 1000 posts to get a sign vortex deck.

Lushbob · « **Reply #44 on:** December 13, 2011, 05:30:44 PM »

So... guessing all that stuff is useless now? Damn.

xela · « **Reply #45 on:** December 13, 2011, 05:52:27 PM »

^ You mean the rewards? They're no longer available, but don't worry we will be giving out beta tester positions once v2 rolls around.

Lushbob · « **Reply #46 on:** December 13, 2011, 05:53:02 PM »

Oh, awesome. I'll be looking out for that.