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Inspiring titles for status levels
jsummersAug 17, 2011 10:33 PM (in response to grantc)
We have custom ranks and custom Icons as well. Our members like to.
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
Shaun Slattery Sep 2, 2011 2:24 PM (in response to grantc)1 person found this helpfulGood question, Grant. The status level system is a great way to encourage and reward community participation. Many of our customers use Jive's default status level settings. But others replace those with Levels (e.g. 1-5) or other easily-identified status structures. For international communities with members from different cultures, broadly recognizable statuses can be especially important.
Still other customers use status levels to express their community's identity with unique schemes such as color-coded stars, conceptual themes (Rising Star, Super Star, Supernova), or fun terms like Hot Shot or "They call me Encyclopedia". Do consider playful, contextually relevant terms that are less clearly hierarchical to keep participation fun and less competitive.
Think carefully about your community's identity. Is your industry straight-laced or laid back? (If you've got a Fun Stuff link under your Resources, chances are, you've got some theming leeway.) Is it kiwis only? Is it appropriate to tie in to the fish theme going on in the ON-Brand Partners site? How do community members view themselves and how might you tie into those themes?
Thanks for posting a great question -- and have fun designing your community!
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
Valawebbg Jan 17, 2012 9:42 AM (in response to grantc)1 person found this helpfulWe are working on customizing Jive's default ones. We are keen - in the names we use - to recognize the level / amount of participation / contribution while avoiding any suggestion of quality.
FYI: I came across a study of using status levels. They came to this conclusion: "Our results will demonstrate that the incentive mechanism had a long-term effect on contribution levels and generated a second boost in contribution levels when released to a new set of users."
The system the studied was "Beehive" and their levels were as follows:
New bee
Worker bee
Busy bee
Super bee
Source:
http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb08/proc/proceedings/03%20Persuasive%20Technology/07.pdf
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
ridingo Jan 24, 2012 6:11 PM (in response to Valawebbg)Ha! Nicely supports my "do you "beelieve" in community post over on the internal community manager site. I would make the top level similar to nature's version - the queen bee.
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
laurenklein Feb 25, 2013 10:11 AM (in response to ridingo)Thank you everyone for your contributions on this topic.
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
akoplen Nov 18, 2015 10:01 AM (in response to grantc)Hi there,
We have the standard titles for our status levels, but recently, we have run into the issue of users exceeding the "Master level". Therefore, we want to implement another level title beyond Master, but I am drawing a blank on what that title would be. Any ideas? Any suggestions help!
Thanks!
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
kim.nelsonNov 18, 2015 2:23 PM (in response to akoplen)
1 person found this helpfulHere is what we are currently using
0 Novice 0 Points
1 Beginner 100 Points
2 Apprentice 300 Points
3 Intermediate 600 Points
4 Craftsman 1000 Points
5 Professional 1900 Points
6 Advanced 3600 Points
7 Expert 6600 Points
8 Master 10000 Points
9 Guru 18000 Points
10 Jedi 30000 Points
11 Sensei 45000 Points
12 Spock 60000 Points
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
akoplen Nov 18, 2015 2:26 PM (in response to kim.nelson)That's great!! Thank you for sharing Kim Nelson
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
Libby Taylor Nov 18, 2015 4:56 PM (in response to grantc)We are relaunching the status levels here in the JC led by the efforts of Ryan Ruark. He might be willing to give you the sneak peek of our new level names... What do you say, Ryan?
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
ryan.ruark Nov 18, 2015 5:03 PM (in response to Libby Taylor)2 people found this helpfulWe wanted the Jive Community to be the most *community* community that it could be, meaning, we want our emphasis and our focus and our identity to represent what it means to be part of a place where people come together for the common good, and achieve more that the sum of their parts.
With that being said, the upcoming status levels you'll see on the Jive Community will look like this:
- Sightseer
- Tourist
- Newcomer
- Expat
- Denizen
- Pioneer
- Constituent
- Counselor
- Citizen
- Sovereign
- Dynasty
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
akoplen Nov 19, 2015 8:11 AM (in response to ryan.ruark)Thanks for sharing, Ryan!
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Re: Inspiring titles for status levels
Frank Field Jan 3, 2017 4:00 PM (in response to grantc)2 people found this helpfulWe have a tendency to re-start our gamification console every year with new titles for each level. I stumbled across this thread because I just update ours to the following:
1. Groupie
2. Roadie
3. Tech
4. Engineer
5. Tour Manager
6. Stage Manager
7. Front of House
8. Bodyguard
9. Bandmate
10. Rock star
I replaced the generic numbers that I think are pre-installed in the console with some more "fun" options, like this:
Roadie:
Groupie:
Front of House:
You get the idea... Will it "inspire people to contribute more to reach the next level?" Who knows? But it seems more fun than 1, 2, 3, 4...
Hope that's helpful...