Badges: Who thought they were a good idea, and where do you go to earn some of them?

[leerla73]

@entwyfhasbeenfound

I posted something to the wrong thread

As it turns out, this thread was actually ok. But I get your attention to detail, you wanted to reply where the question was asked. I’ve taken the liberty of bringing it back to this thread, in light of the purpose of the thread I diverted you to in error. Jobs for Viki staff at Discussions - #18 by entwyfhasbeenfound Below is results from our PD yes, our PD from The "Viki Original" you haven't seen yet

@ninjas_with_onions

As to why they don’t remove the badges that can’t be collected. Someone did put in a request to the people who developed Discourse, if they could remove individual badges from the display (probably getting the same why can’t I get… question on their forum too ) and Discourse replied they had no plans to make that possible.

And there you have it, this in bold, is discourses real position. In reponse to your post below in bold.

@entwyfhasbeenfound

I did have a fairly simple question just a few days ago about whether or not threads could be deleted. In reviewing exactly what I had originally asked, and in reviewing questions you and others wanted to compile and present to a Viki contact person, it struck me that there was no need for the Viki community to ask for permission to do what is already being done (at least based on what I have been reading).

If anything, Viki as a subsidiary of Rakuten and Discourse as the manager of the Community Discussion Board should be answering questions such as: “When will you be upgrading the app, the infrastructure, the server (the whatever) that allows the Discussion Board to exist SO THAT clearly recognized and responsible Viki leaders can do a better job of managing the Board with less hassle?”

The answer as always is money. Which is where my quote from a young woman’s honors thesis comes in.

Viki wants to maintain the illusion that the Viki community is a fansubber’s paradise, a fun community where everybody’s doing it for love and giggles, because it creates appealing product branding, attracts more potential segmenting/subbing volunteers, and keeps Viki’s costs low, low, low in that area.

Which I am all for. Because I want to be able to watch great Asian dramas for essentially 10.00 USD per month. Because I want to offer Viki viewers the best possible subs. Because I know Viki can’t afford my PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL , careful, sophisticated services.

I know that the salary-earning Viki contact people are not bad guys. They have their issues and stresses and are under more pressure than members of the Viki community. Because if they don’t manage to keep Viki functioning as a very profitable income stream for Rakuten, they could lose their jobs during a tough time for economies all over the world

But after thinking about your question to me, it seemed to me that my original question was pretty irrelevant, and Viki community members needed to ask different kinds of questions.

The whistle blower saved you, and others in a catch 22 situation. It turned out to be a very, very good ending. Count your loses, as saves in that regard. So you’ve jumped right into volunteering, and I can tell it’s fun, and a pickle all at the same time. As for the workings of cleaning these threads, filing what needs to be filed, and deleting. You’ve already figured it, and there’s proof via our PD’s meticulous finds. Discourse is not hand in hand with those who use it’s framework for their subcribers. Viki has to responsibly manage their own issues. Money may, or may not come into play, affecting all users, once they actually start responding to their subscribers suggestions. Including any different kind of questions. It would definitely be nice to have a real rewarding outcome, in the rewards department, for our volunteers. I’m talking rewards like trips to countries around the globe, etc.