New Concept... ATS Clans

Alright... here's the idea... bear with me...

ATS Clans.

Somehow, we pick a few leaders of Clans on ATS. Each clan would be focused on a theme (NWO, aliens, secret groups, etc.), and have a flag, graphic identity, etc.

Members who wish to join the clans concept will go into a pool. At some pre-defined point, Clan leaders pick their members in a rotation draft-style selection.

After selection, clan leaders can invite new one new member each week.

What's the point?

Well, clans compete for points.

Your clan's total "karma" is calculated by the total posts of clan members. Also, forum staff can remove karma points (just like warning or applauding) if we see posts that are just karma spams.

Your clan's prestige would also be also based on members receive applause from staff. And how many of your members have been voted for the Way Above award.

As ATS evolves, we'll have ways for senior members to contribute to site content (not just forums). Traffic to your clan's content will be tracked and also factor into your Karma... so the better your content, the better your karma.

Clans may also ending up competing in debates and collaborative fiction for bonus points.


There are dozens of other ways this may work... what do you all think?

I'm still a "newbie"...but I'm in if possible.

hmm well I think thats a good idea. It will give members an incentive to post better content, and Im all for better content.

sounds lovely, i'd love to be in the uber-smart-god-like-sex-machines-who-everyone-loves clan.

(g) Sounds like "Harry Potter"!

Wow. Tough choice.... Slytherin or Gryffindor.... Slytherin or Gryffindor.... Slytherin or Gryffindor....

Where's the sorting hat when you need it???

This sounds very interesting, William..

Byrd, i'm sure we can find some old relics from ATS who will sit on your head and scream

I love this william great idea. I would like to start a clan. CLAN QUICKY (any other name suggestions are welcome) Who wants to be in my clan??? i got a gew ideas of who i want

Originally posted by David
Byrd, i'm sure we can find some old relics from ATS who will sit on your head and scream

ROFL!!!!!

Oh, heavens, it's a GOOD thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read that and that the cat wasn't in the way!!!

(though on a serious note, I would enjoy contributing some content occasionally. VERY occasinally since I'm about to start the PhD (with luck).)

Originally posted by Byrd
(g) Sounds like "Harry Potter"!

d'oh! beaten to it! great idea, though, William!

Sounds like a good idea, except that I fear it would further divide people.

sounds like a fun way to "kick it up a notch"!

Originally posted by Thorfinn Skullsplitter
Sounds like a good idea, except that I fear it would further divide people.

Maybe not... if done right, it would create groups that are highly particular about the quality of their work... both in forums, and in site content.

And so far... each incrimental improvement in the forums... seems to be having an overall effect in improving forum content... and attracting new users... we've had 53 new members register on 6/4.

I like it, sounds very interesting. Sounds like another way to improve the quality of the posts, a little incentive and thats always good. We'll just have to be adult enough not to let it divide anybody, sounds like fun.

Is it kind of like houses at school?

It may not be good to relate Karma to post count.

But I'm in.

yeah why the hell not it would be great fun im in

I'm up for it, time permitting of course!

This would be great if we could have non-clan 'independents' out there, still...

... if the 'clanleaders' were all from the same group of people, or the same generation of ATS posters/Admins, the clan idea could backfire and create a culture where only one or two viewpoints exists (only non-believers (or believers) in ETs could post, or people with post-graduate degrees, etc, etc...)

I only hope that, if clanleaders evolve, at all, that they are selected by those who intend to be in their clans. If not.. if the clanleaders are just those who happen to have ratcheted up so many points or have been here long enough, I hope that 'independents' can still post freely (though I have my own gripe against a troll on the Aliens and UFO board).

Jim

Who wants to join the X-Clan ?