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Bob, the points above ... did they go on the 2008 board or the 2009?

And actually let me address that too, Feisor. It's not about punishing QI Minions who don't set questions. I don't ant to give that impression.

I think my change, if it's adopted, and in the way I scored my own question, is actually a way to increase rewards for participation for at last we can reward posts deserving of some credit. But the gold standard is still to be Quiet Interesting. I think the probability of nudging the conversation in the right direction three times is pretty unlikely so one person is no likely in my view to out-match the person who ultimately gets the correct answer.

Just an example from my Melodrama question. Bob got the right battle-front in the war. It's not the right answer and it's not a quiet interesting fact (Like Ben's war diaries) and it's that kind of 'nudge' that should get the +1 I'm talking about. (Because from that you can deduce with not much more manoeuvring that this question might be set in The Alps.) and from that the correct answer "Avalanche" is more than likly to come up eventually. The guesses about cholera etc., were not right so I said so and Bob tripped my klaxon on Spanish flu.

No as it happened bob was in a three categories but only got -1 overall. And even that's pretty rare.

I think the +1 is a way of rewarding more participation becuase more correct-ish guesses get points and increasing the question-setting bonus is simply to remove the parity between the two and provide a juicy incentive for more people to either participate in more forums or set questions of their own.

>>Question-setters can answer other QIs of course, so they have ample opportunity to score points.<<

Thanks for that Icy, it's a good point. I suppose that's true, but anyone can also set questions so there's no prohibition, I suppose ultimately it's a question of time and availability but I don't think we can legislate for that.

Basically answering questions gets points being quiet interesting gets you more points. I called it the elf bonus originally, but it really is a bonus. Set questions and get a nominal reward.

I don't see it as being necessarily disadvantageous but a way of trying to encourage more and increasingly diverse questions from more people.

Mals 2008 points weni on the correct score board if thats what you ment.

So do we have agreement on one of the following 2 options

1
+1 question setting and + 1 or 2 for almost right

OR
2
+2 question setting and + 1 or 2 for almost right

Please vote or confirm

Mmm.. good question! (agreement in principle haggling over price! again )

Well since I proposed it, I'll stick with

+1 almost right
+2 Question setting.

But I can see merits in both, so let the vote decide.

I think I will go with that as well


On the proviso that we can stop awarding points to someone putting a pile of poor or un researched questions on the site just for the points.

Or as in Mals case leaving the points posting 3 weeks after the answer was given.

Your the boss.

I know it takes me a good long while to research a topic, phrase the question and select the klaxons before I put it up here.

I can't really imagine doing it in a slap-dash fashion.

Sorry. I plead exams.

Your the boss.

No I am not the boss.... we all need to agree or this will fail through lack of interest we just need to make sure that we can appeal against those who dont (THERE ARE NONE HERE WHO WOULD DO THIS BUT A NEW ARRIVAL ONE DAY MIGHT)

Take 'good long while to research a topic, phrase the question and select the klaxons before I put it up here'.

And spoil things

Forgiven

>>No I am not the boss.... we all need to agree<<

A quiet agreeable egalitarian streak you have there Bob.
If the asteroid lands tomorrow and we all regress to Lord of The Flies, I'd let you have the Conch Shell.

Nice to see you check your 'Flies' before you post here, Clive.

Back to grim reality:

QI - Two countries apart

+1 Mu Beta (post 4) near miss
+6 Malabarista (post 8) QI - Allah
+3 Miss Cherry13 (post 10) correct
+1 Toy Box (post 12) Pope density
+1 Miss Cherry (post 22) English in the Philippines

Icy

I'll vote +2 for setting and +1 or +2 for nearly right.

We have to be careful not to make it hard work. It's fun and interesting; that's the status quo.

And the new ones for 2009:

Ringing in the New Year:

Points:

minichessemouse: +3 for Lord of the Rings
Ben: +3 for LOTR...
Taff: +3 for LOTR (those three were simposts)...
Ben: +1 for other adaptations...
McKay: +3 for the Beatles...

bluelight s:

Bob: -5 for Discworld.....
Taff: -5 for John Wayne...


Totals:

minichessemouse: +3
Ben: +3
Taff: -2
McKay: +3
Bob: -5



Quack:

Points:

Miss Cherry13: +1 for something convoluted that nonetheless is an explanation, of sorts...
WanderingAlbatross: +1 for the stall...
me[Andy]g: +3 for the right answer...
Feisor: +6 for the Big Things QI...


Mal +4


SCORE POSTED 20/01

Posted 2 Days Ago by Online NowIcy North
Back to grim reality:

QI - Two countries apart

+1 Mu Beta (post 4) near miss...
+6 Malabarista (post 8) QI - Allah ...
+3 Miss Cherry13 (post 10) correct...
+1 Toy Box (post 12) Pope density...
+1 Miss Cherry (post 22) English in the Philippines...

+2 Icy...


SCORE POSTED 21/01

QI - President

-1 Toy Box (post 8) Thrashing around
+3 Toy Box (post 12) Correct
+1 HonestIago (post 14) Interesting
+2 Clive (post 19) Grover Cleveland

QI - President

-1 Toy Box (post 8) Thrashing around...
+3 Toy Box (post 12) Correct...
+1 HonestIago (post 14) Interesting...
+2 Clive (post 19) Grover Cleveland

+2 WanderingAlbatross ...


SCORE POSTED 21/01