BananaBucks - Page 3

Raules · 02-25-2008, 11:34 PM

Let's try as it works.

Kathleen · 02-26-2008, 12:42 PM

Thanks Jarred.
This is great.

Randy4ut · 02-26-2008, 01:30 PM

Jared, seems like a cool idea. I have just not figured out what all you will be able to do with the bucks. Guess I will have to sit back and watch it evolve for a while... How ever it turns out, thanks for making this THE BEST forum on the web!!!!

D_&_T · 02-26-2008, 04:18 PM

Sorta with Randy on this......unsure on it works.

heynow · 02-26-2008, 05:16 PM

Go Bucs! Glenn

Zac in NC · 02-26-2008, 05:43 PM

yes, I'm unsure how this all works? How do you get them?

Zac

MediaHound · 02-26-2008, 06:34 PM

I would like it to be transparent but I do not want to encourage it to be abused. My dilemma is if I'll post the exact algorithm when its refined.
That said, I'm still making slight adjustments to it. The algorithm includes dozens upon dozens of equations.

In a nutshell, you earn BananaBucks for posting new threads and for replying to threads. You also earn when your thread gets replies.
Here are some actions that cause you to earn:
Activity and frequency of using the site
Filling in profile fields and your profile picture
When you post
Your post size (this is capped at a low number to prevent abuse)
When your threads get replies by other members
When your threads get rated
Sending and receiving reputation
Sending private messages
When your profile gets viewed by other members
New & validated members that you refer that mention your username upon registration
Also know that if you post and then delete it, it negates the credit.

The exact formula uses a lot of math, multiplication at times, division at times, and decimals all the way down to hundredths at other times.
Some are worth a lot (such as referrals) and some are worth a little (such as the # of words in your posts).
This is not a complete list of all the triggers either, but I hope that it sheds some additional light on it for everyone.

the flying dutchman · 02-26-2008, 06:41 PM

Wow Jarred, you beat the Google pagerank algorithm. Lol

I think Richard has a job to do, to crack it

Ron

Taylor · 02-26-2008, 06:45 PM

Thanks for explaining Jarred. This ties in with the Auction, which couldn't be correlated with the iTrader as I see. It's okay though, fresh starts are always good.

This will be interesting to watch its progress and I think I will have to try and sell some stuff soon.

Any more cool new features in the works?

MediaHound · 02-26-2008, 07:03 PM

Existing itrader feedback records will be migrated to the new classifieds system, no worries there. I posted about that here:
Auctions & Classifieds
True, though, it's a start! Looking forward to your stuff Taylor!

Since you asked,

, the next big thing thats in the works is a localized groups system that members can create and maintain, giving us the ability to create local arms of the Society. We'll also have a friend system where you can buddy up with your friends, something like the big social networking sites allow. These two things will be fantastic for us.

We will also bring in thread tagging and cross referencing abilities, similar to the "similar threads" feature that we currently have on some of the threads, but minus the artificial intelligence. You'll be able to tag a thread like "balbisiana" and effectively link the thread with all the other threads with the same tag.

Good times, this year will be an awesome growing season (so many people have so many new types of bananas!) and a lot of fun.

Taylor · 02-26-2008, 07:14 PM

That will be nice Jarred. You'll know since you have GMail, like you can star important emails and get back to people or look at it again?

And I understand the 'Friends' thing. I was wondering why we had "Group Memberships" on the right hand side of our profiles. It was all leading up to this, and if you ended up madking an expert group that would be on there too.

So on and so on, your work might never end...

Banana Rican · 02-26-2008, 07:58 PM

Jarred:
Congratulations! I thought only Mahoi was capable of more than one bunch.

Louie

jellyfish_sky · 02-26-2008, 08:16 PM

How does the bananabuck savings work? Please post a 'Bananabucks Guide for Dummies' when you are finished Jarred! Thanks for the great work

SOCALROCKER · 02-26-2008, 08:43 PM

Thanks Jarred,

You are Awesome !

This should be a wonderful way to have some fun,and earn some Banana$Bucks.

Mitch

tgtobb · 02-26-2008, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaHound

... the next big thing thats in the works is a localized groups system that members can create and maintain, giving us the ability to create local arms of the Society ...

Hey Jarred this sounds great, thanks!

I would be really keen on helping this happen as far as a Thailand, South East Asia or Pacific Rim group.

Regards/Roger, in Bangkok

Randy4ut · 02-26-2008, 09:56 PM

I can see where they are generated now, but what can I do with them? What good are they if I don't know how to use them? Sorry, but this ole' country boy ain't too smart tonight!!! With that said, I do appreciate all the efforts you are putting into this, Jared!!!

island cassie · 02-26-2008, 10:11 PM

Jarred - this is one of the most informative, interesting and fun sites on the web - hats off to you!!!

Cassie

MediaHound · 02-27-2008, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgtobb

Hey Jarred this sounds great, thanks!

I would be really keen on helping this happen as far as a Thailand, South East Asia or Pacific Rim group.

Regards/Roger, in Bangkok

Excellent, thanks Roger. I will keep you posted.
Jarred

MediaHound · 02-27-2008, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy4ut

I can see where they are generated now, but what can I do with them? What good are they if I don't know how to use them? Sorry, but this ole' country boy ain't too smart tonight!!! With that said, I do appreciate all the efforts you are putting into this, Jarred!!!

Thanks for the kind words Randy! To help clear up what they are for, if you ever go to post a classified ad, you will know

They will also be exchangeable for live plants. You can donate them to others or accept them as payment for your goods if you want. There are a ton of things we will be using them for, this is just the beginning. Other things we can do is have a lottery even or use them as awards for winning a contest in times of the year where sending a plant is not feasible. It will all be clear once we add more things that they will be used for, this thread is just basically to introduce the concept.

51st state · 02-27-2008, 07:49 AM

Excel thanks Jarred.
got a new job yesterday as well, and spring is arriving fast. life is just rollin on fine at the moment

just need to find out what's wrong with next doors weather station

02-25-2008, 11:34 PM	#41 (permalink)
Raules Member Raules's Photo Gallery Location: Irkutsk, Russia Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Andrei Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,699 BananaBucks : 174,732 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 676 Times Was Thanked 754 Times in 184 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: BananaBucks Let's try as it works. __________________ Tropical agriculturist

02-26-2008, 12:42 PM	#42 (permalink)
Kathleen Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 6,210 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 13 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: BananaBucks Thanks Jarred. This is great.

02-26-2008, 01:30 PM	#43 (permalink)
Randy4ut Randy4ut's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,387 BananaBucks : 79,835 Feedback: 23 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,051 Times Was Thanked 1,324 Times in 444 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 87 Times	Re: BananaBucks Jared, seems like a cool idea. I have just not figured out what all you will be able to do with the bucks. Guess I will have to sit back and watch it evolve for a while... How ever it turns out, thanks for making this THE BEST forum on the web!!!! __________________

02-26-2008, 04:18 PM	#44 (permalink)
D_&_T 3rd winter growing indoor D_&_T's Photo Gallery Location: Northern Indiana Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Dan Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 877 BananaBucks : 30,345 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,437 Times Was Thanked 260 Times in 169 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 342 Times	Re: BananaBucks Sorta with Randy on this......unsure on it works. __________________

02-26-2008, 05:16 PM	#45 (permalink)
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02-26-2008, 05:43 PM	#46 (permalink)
Zac in NC Plant Nerd Extrordinaire Location: Harlingen, Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley Find me on the map! Zone: 10b/11a? Name: Zac Hill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 265 BananaBucks : 23,809 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 9 Times Was Thanked 54 Times in 39 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: BananaBucks yes, I'm unsure how this all works? How do you get them? Zac

02-26-2008, 06:34 PM	#47 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,260 BananaBucks : 1,997,706 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,855 Times Was Thanked 5,078 Times in 1,352 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,086 Times	Re: BananaBucks I would like it to be transparent but I do not want to encourage it to be abused. My dilemma is if I'll post the exact algorithm when its refined. That said, I'm still making slight adjustments to it. The algorithm includes dozens upon dozens of equations. In a nutshell, you earn BananaBucks for posting new threads and for replying to threads. You also earn when your thread gets replies. Here are some actions that cause you to earn: Activity and frequency of using the site Filling in profile fields and your profile picture When you post Your post size (this is capped at a low number to prevent abuse) When your threads get replies by other members When your threads get rated Sending and receiving reputation Sending private messages When your profile gets viewed by other members New & validated members that you refer that mention your username upon registration Also know that if you post and then delete it, it negates the credit. The exact formula uses a lot of math, multiplication at times, division at times, and decimals all the way down to hundredths at other times. Some are worth a lot (such as referrals) and some are worth a little (such as the # of words in your posts). This is not a complete list of all the triggers either, but I hope that it sheds some additional light on it for everyone. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

02-26-2008, 06:41 PM	#48 (permalink)
the flying dutchman the flying dutchman's Photo Gallery Location: HOLLAND Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Ron Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,031 BananaBucks : 108,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 48 Times Was Thanked 244 Times in 148 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 11 Times	Re: BananaBucks Wow Jarred, you beat the Google pagerank algorithm. Lol I think Richard has a job to do, to crack it Ron

02-26-2008, 06:45 PM	#49 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 211,869 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 355 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: BananaBucks Thanks for explaining Jarred. This ties in with the Auction, which couldn't be correlated with the iTrader as I see. It's okay though, fresh starts are always good. This will be interesting to watch its progress and I think I will have to try and sell some stuff soon. Any more cool new features in the works?

02-26-2008, 07:03 PM	#50 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,260 BananaBucks : 1,997,706 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,855 Times Was Thanked 5,078 Times in 1,352 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,086 Times	Re: BananaBucks Existing itrader feedback records will be migrated to the new classifieds system, no worries there. I posted about that here: Auctions & Classifieds True, though, it's a start! Looking forward to your stuff Taylor! Since you asked, , the next big thing thats in the works is a localized groups system that members can create and maintain, giving us the ability to create local arms of the Society. We'll also have a friend system where you can buddy up with your friends, something like the big social networking sites allow. These two things will be fantastic for us. We will also bring in thread tagging and cross referencing abilities, similar to the "similar threads" feature that we currently have on some of the threads, but minus the artificial intelligence. You'll be able to tag a thread like "balbisiana" and effectively link the thread with all the other threads with the same tag. Good times, this year will be an awesome growing season (so many people have so many new types of bananas!) and a lot of fun. __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

02-26-2008, 07:14 PM	#51 (permalink)
Taylor Taylor 's Photo Gallery Location: VA Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Taylor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,084 BananaBucks : 211,869 Feedback: 15 / 100% Said "Thanks" 355 Times Was Thanked 662 Times in 334 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 283 Times	Re: BananaBucks That will be nice Jarred. You'll know since you have GMail, like you can star important emails and get back to people or look at it again? And I understand the 'Friends' thing. I was wondering why we had "Group Memberships" on the right hand side of our profiles. It was all leading up to this, and if you ended up madking an expert group that would be on there too. So on and so on, your work might never end...

02-26-2008, 07:58 PM	#52 (permalink)
Banana Rican Junior Member Banana Rican's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 16 BananaBucks : 3,507 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: BananaBucks Jarred: Congratulations! I thought only Mahoi was capable of more than one bunch. Louie

02-26-2008, 08:16 PM	#53 (permalink)
jellyfish_sky jellyfish_sky's Photo Gallery Location: Montreal, QC Find me on the map! Zone: 4-5a Name: Celine Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 90 BananaBucks : 7,097 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: BananaBucks How does the bananabuck savings work? Please post a 'Bananabucks Guide for Dummies' when you are finished Jarred! Thanks for the great work __________________ Celine Bananaddiction~!

02-26-2008, 08:43 PM	#54 (permalink)
SOCALROCKER California Nana Grower SOCALROCKER's Photo Gallery Location: Simi Valley,California Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Name: Mitch Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 330 BananaBucks : 44,041 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 24 Times Was Thanked 107 Times in 49 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: BananaBucks Thanks Jarred, You are Awesome ! This should be a wonderful way to have some fun,and earn some Banana$Bucks. Mitch __________________ SOCALROCKER

02-26-2008, 09:56 PM	#56 (permalink)
Randy4ut Randy4ut's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,387 BananaBucks : 79,835 Feedback: 23 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,051 Times Was Thanked 1,324 Times in 444 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 87 Times	Re: BananaBucks I can see where they are generated now, but what can I do with them? What good are they if I don't know how to use them? Sorry, but this ole' country boy ain't too smart tonight!!! With that said, I do appreciate all the efforts you are putting into this, Jared!!! __________________

02-26-2008, 10:11 PM	#57 (permalink)
island cassie island cassie's Photo Gallery Location: Dominican Republic Find me on the map! Zone: 11+ I guess Name: Island Cassie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,170 BananaBucks : 377,179 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,708 Times Was Thanked 2,079 Times in 874 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 416 Times	Re: BananaBucks Jarred - this is one of the most informative, interesting and fun sites on the web - hats off to you!!! Cassie

02-27-2008, 07:49 AM	#60 (permalink)
51st state many 'naners, little time 51st state's Photo Gallery Location: salisbury, UK Find me on the map! Zone: 8b ish Name: Kev Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 465 BananaBucks : 309,138 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 202 Times Was Thanked 259 Times in 126 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: BananaBucks Excel thanks Jarred. got a new job yesterday as well, and spring is arriving fast. life is just rollin on fine at the moment just need to find out what's wrong with next doors weather station __________________ a>

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