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So I'd like to have some sort of contest/challenge to encourage the growth of our forum - I figure the TOP 3 would win something, like dinners, Amazon gift cards, etc.
I'm thinking to assign points for each activity, like 10 points for a referral, 1 point for a post, 2 points for a thread, 1 point for rep speed, etc.
Any ideas? Just in the brainstorming phase ....
I don't think it is a great idea to give points for threads started, number of posts, etc. This will lead at least some people to post randomly just to get the points. (similar to what happen in forums where you can have a banner in your sig - more posts but less quality)
It seems a better idea to give points to people that receive speed up or start threads that are rated high. This way you may not get a very fast growth in number of posts/threads but you'll make sure people have an incentive to post while still preserving quality.
I would give points for referrals but make it transparent to everyone who was referred by whom. For example under the username I would had ""referred by ..." this way people would feel responsible for they referrals and choose only people that will contribute to the forum.
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