Wanting to be listed as "most active" must be the same as the people that live to be on the first page of the daily puzzle.
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No prize that i know of here. When i first started i was going for the prize then when i say i broke about 30,000 i started thinking. All this time i spent getting these points to get a prize i could buy it 10 times over with the time i put in. lol.
I do not know what Chess.com t-shirts look like or what they may cost. I think it would be in their interest to it. But then if you wear that shirt and run into somebody who has it for you due to losing or comments that may present a real problem.
My get a cup if they have it in the future. They should let some of us design some items for them. Example When a team wins a league here they can design their own shirt and purchase it. Sure they can make their own somewhere else but it will not be official.
AlCzervik wrote:
Wanting to be listed as "most active" must be the same as the people that live to be on the first page of the daily puzzle.
Not the same by a mile stretch. When your listed as among most active there are benefits. Invited to teams with option to move to SA or Admin immediately. Invites to tournaments is also an option. Make new friends maybe by friends list.
When you earn a point you did something to communicate with several other members and may have contributed to it being entertaining. Making the puzzle list is just the opposite and with reference to active list it can be seen as selfish as no communication is made really. They just leave a comment page 1 and say how hard was the puzzle and thank you.
It is similar. I'm talking about ego. There are probably some that want to be listed as most active (wherever it is), just as others can't wait for the daily puzzle to be "first page!" as if it has meaning.
Team invites? Same thing. Personally, I wouldn't want to be part of any group where one "earned" their Admin position just by recognition.
There is no distinction between those that post "first!" in the daily puzzle and those that offer relevent, helpful, or humorous comments. Each post is one point. There really is no "earning" points, as you state. You get 'em no matter what you post.
AlCzervik wrote:
It is similar. I'm talking about ego. There are probably some that want to be listed as most active (wherever it is), just as others can't wait for the daily puzzle to be "first page!" as if it has meaning.
Team invites? Same thing. Personally, I wouldn't want to be part of any group where one "earned" their Admin position just by recognition.
There is no distinction between those that post "first!" in the daily puzzle and those that offer relevent, helpful, or humorous comments. Each post is one point. There really is no "earning" points, as you state. You get 'em no matter what you post.
The one thing you want in an Admin is to be active. Making the top 10 list is the most likely way to be invited. And that means that you have been doing so communicating with others. Another thing you want in an Admin. And if they are consistantly doing it that means they might experience in certain issues on this site vs giving the position to somebody who has no or few points.
Your missing it. More than likely that person is in another group and that is how they have so many points. The other is forums. Either is good as they know about many issues on chess.com. Being in a team and on top of active member list means your doing some serious activity in that group. A sign they may be energetic which is missing from some groups.
Chess.com did not make that list just to make that list. It tells you some thing about that player. And if you are here long enough and join enough activites you know how they got those points. Same reason why those members are sought after to join teams.
No, I'm not "missing it". Perhaps you are.
Just because one is active here by no means makes them suitable to be an admin. Some may wish to get their 15 minutes on this site.
If there were nice prizes .........
2nd page!!
yes!! gettin there eventually!
Maybe i am not getting the point but who cares anyway? If you just play chess for some "points" isnt that kinda sad?
AlCzervik wrote:
No, I'm not "missing it". Perhaps you are.
Just because one is active here by no means makes them suitable to be an admin. Some may wish to get their 15 minutes on this site.
I am Admin of several groups and for a long time. That makes them very suitable to be an Admin. There are various responsiblities that an Admin can do in a group. And i am talking about the top 10 most active members withing the last 24hrs. I invited on person to be Admin just because they were chatty. They made it fun to be in the group talking about various subjects.
Have to repeat that "top 10 most active members". That is the only way you can be really be seen when you make the list. You went from this to just being plain active. A big difference when picking an Admin. Somebody that just picks up say 15 points that day is not a candidate to be an Admin if they never did it before here. Now if they pick up 200 points that is more like it.
And if i am right 90% of the people that make the top 10 active members are Admins or become Admins. I already went over some of things that make them a candiate to be Admin. And for good reason they are sought out to join a group.
VanCamal wrote:
Maybe i am not getting the point but who cares anyway? If you just play chess for some "points" isnt that kinda sad?
Stats that is why. Players here are competiive on so many levels. Name a subject and at some time they already fought over it. They even play other games on this site and duke it out. Word games and Number games. Yes this is a chess site! Same thing i said when i saw it. A couple months later i got it.
Stats. If your creating a group your more likely to get new members by having those large points than having say 5 pts. Ok say 50 pts but you get the point. They will join as they figure you know something about playing here and issues that come up. And they might be able to ask you questions.
At one time.... a very long time the option to get a shirt was on the table if you reached a certain number of points. Your right the only thing that really coints is to play chess! But we are hear in these threads. Some can say why go to threads and to each their own activity is fun.
Get over it, royalbishop. Not everyone "fights" here, least of all for points.
Points have no correlation with stats.
royalbishop wrote:....
Not the same by a mile stretch. When your listed as among most active there are benefits. Invited to teams with option to move to SA or Admin immediately......
These are benefits? It's more like punishment...
AlCzervik wrote:
Get over it, royalbishop. Not everyone "fights" here, least of all for points.
Points have no correlation with stats.
Ahhh yes they fight. And most of them are not as obvious about it here. Any method using numbers to keep track of an event is stats here. Now matter how silly you will find somebody keeping stats on it. Correction, several players keeping stats on it as this is chess.com.
Outside of chess.com your right about how they are related. Hey they just had an arguement over the longest thread on this site. Even which team has the most members. Silly .... yes. I could have a page long list of these things and bet you will see somebody being number one at something silly. Hey they always get into who has the faster computer here and that is one of the reasons why live chess is so popular.
i haven't seen any stats for who writes the most "pointless" comments.
Fulliautomatix wrote:
i haven't seen any stats for who writes the most "pointless" comments.
Already done on this site they just did not continue it. I told you name it and they had a stat on it.
how many zits do i average on my left bumcheek ?
You know have 50,000+ points and do you receive chess.com prizes?
I believe that giving the t-shirts was now not going.