Should active members of the Steam forum receive rewards?

[Ni-Neith]

As many people know (and some still do not know),
one of the goals of this forum is to attract new customers and try to keep "old" customers and get them to buy new games.

Therefore, naturally, the question arises, what does Valve owe us for our forum activity?

From my point of view, it is not necessary to pay for a certain number of posts on the Steam forums to a bank account or card.
Perhaps it could be any games, or just replenishment of the balance for the purchase of games of the buyer's choice.

What do you think about it?

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

No. This would lead to even more Troll/Bait Threads than before.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

*tin cup rattling continues*

[Ni-Neith]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥):

No. This would lead to even more Troll/Bait Threads than before.

How does this interfere with the discussion of serious issues or gaming problems? Special sections have been created for them.

And for Valve, it would be a stream of free advertising.

[Crazy Tiger]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

As many people know (and some still do not know),
one of the goals of this forum is to attract new customers and try to keep "old" customers and get them to buy new games.

Is it? Where is that written?

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥):

No. This would lead to even more Troll/Bait Threads than before.

How does this interfere with the discussion of serious issues or gaming problems? Special sections have been created for them.

It interferes with the forums as people make more and more Bait Threads to get whatever rewards you want to be handed out here.

And if you think they will keep to a specific section of the forums... I have bad news for you.

Do you know why the "New to Steam" forum exists despite there being only Spam Threads? (except for the Stickies)
It's to keep that useless Spam in that forum.

Same goes for the VAC forum in which people try to appeal their Ban despite it being permanent.

If you reward people for being "active" Troll and/or Bait Threads will pop up everywhere. It's bad enough with Jester Farmers, this would be hell.

[Ni-Neith]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥):

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

How does this interfere with the discussion of serious issues or gaming problems? Special sections have been created for them.

It interferes with the forums as people make more and more Bait Threads to get whatever rewards you want to be handed out here.

And if you think they will keep to a specific section of the forums... I have bad news for you.

It doesn't matter. I understand it. Forum moderators are able to clean up and move topics to where they are supposed to.

Here on the forum at Steam, in general, "the field is not plowed." (if anyone does not understand, I can translate the meaning of this saying)

- for example, arrange a competition for the best description of the game or the best passage of the game.

There are a million ideas..

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

It doesn't matter. I understand it. Forum moderators are able to clean up and move topics to where they are supposed to.

It does matter. It clutters the forum, burying Threads under it. And you are naive if you think the Mods would clean this up. Some of them, yes. Not nearly enough to keep the forums clean.
You see how they work. Sometimes they are fast, but sometimes Threads that should clearly be locked stay up for half a day.
Now imagine this times a thousand because everyone wants some rewards.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

Here on the forum at Steam, in general, "the field is not plowed." (if anyone does not understand, I can translate the meaning of this saying)

- for example, arrange a competition for the best description of the game or the best passage of the game.

This just begs for more Spam. Absolutely not.

[Slav Mcgopnik]

Please no, people making dump threads for their community badge was a pain enough.

[wesnef]

No. Why does everything have to have some sort of bribe for people to participate in it?

[Ni-Neith]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von wesnef:

No. Why does everything have to have some sort of bribe for people to participate in it?

Well, why is this a bribe, it's just an encouragement for individual players.
Steam, after all, will also benefit from this through free advertising and an increase in the number of its users.

The benefit is mutual.

[Yasahi]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

Therefore, naturally, the question arises, what does Valve owe us for our forum activity?

Nothing.

Posting on/reading the forums is up to each and every individual. The majority of Steam users don't even post on the general forums to begin with. As for game hubs, there's really no reason for Valve to reward people posting on forums that are essentially governed by third parties (publishers/developers of the game).

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

What do you think about it?

One of the worst ideas ever, especially if the criteria is just activity.

[Ni-Neith]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Yasahi:

One of the worst ideas ever, especially if the criteria is just activity.

OK. What then criteria of activity are acceptable in your opinion?

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Yasahi:

One of the worst ideas ever, especially if the criteria is just activity.

OK. What then criteria of activity are acceptable in your opinion?

Simple: the way it is now.
Actually, scratch that. Remove being able to give out awards to any Threads/Posts on the forums.

[Ni-Neith]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥):

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

OK. What then criteria of activity are acceptable in your opinion?

Simple: the way it is now.
Actually, scratch that. Remove being able to give out awards to any Threads/Posts on the forums.

But a lot of people are interested in it.
They collect points, some badges in the form of a reward for messages. This diversifies their gaming pastime.

[Odra]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

As many people know (and some still do not know),
one of the goals of this forum is to attract new customers and try to keep "old" customers and get them to buy new games.

Therefore, naturally, the question arises, what does Valve owe us for our forum activity?

From my point of view, it is not necessary to pay for a certain number of posts on the Steam forums to a bank account or card.
Perhaps it could be any games, or just replenishment of the balance for the purchase of games of the buyer's choice.

What do you think about it?

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Bugor:

what does Valve owe us

Ursprünglich geschrieben von AmsterdamHeavy:

*tin cup rattling continues*

Indeed, as always with "gimme gimme gimme" thread that is solely engineered to get free stuff while thinly being disguised as beneficial to all parties.