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DieHunted
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DieHunted

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Not sure of something like this... Since it might cause some conflict of interest... Currently I am still think about my site and it still have a lot of building to do. To focus on another site would lead to to being taken away. I do like the idea but currently looking at my site I have a lot of work it do and new staff to look for to help keep it active.

~DieHunted
DieHunted

25-Jul-2014 08:04:29

Fergie Angel

Fergie Angel

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Just wanted to chime in here about this:

" it will also be more than some of the tracking websites we are used to see because the users can gain awards/achievements on that website and there could be like fansite related achievements, ex: "Edit X amount of articles on runewikia" or "Post X amount of topics on runezone""

The RuneScape Wiki had similar 'achievements' thing at one point. It's a Wikia extension that a lot of wikis use and we decided to give it a shot (despite an overwhelming dislike for the idea). It worked by giving users badges after they edited a certain amount of articles or created X amount of new pages, etc. The achievements extension was HEAVILY abused - both by active contributors and random people. Like hundreds of people editing loads of articles to add an extra space or something for an ugly little virtual bade. We agreed to keep the extension on for 2 or so weeks (if I recall correctly) but we ended up deactivating it within a few days due to how abused it was.

So I don't think fansite-related achievements are a good idea. :P

-Fergs

25-Jul-2014 14:00:27

Das Wanderer
Jan Member 2011

Das Wanderer

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Reddit said :
I love the design work you have put into this, especially those signatures!

Although for this to work you'll need the support of most fan-sites and would require them to have some kind of API for the site to use.

I agree that for something like this to work some kind of api/web hooks would be preferable.

Our admins wouldn't want to have to log in to a separate site just to post an event, it's double the work.

Also I'm not sure of the benefit. Aren't most of the features going to be on our fansites/the RuneScape website? That gets more traffic that an intermediary site would surely? Lead Developer on the fansite RuneHints (@runehints)
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25-Jul-2014 22:43:46 - Last edited on 25-Jul-2014 22:44:00 by Das Wanderer

Heal Deal

Heal Deal

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if websites provide some sort of feed or api, then yeah there woudnt be a need for that. I'm just woried about those fansites that can't provide that.hopefully you guys can figure something out, that would work with this. if not then oh well...

26-Jul-2014 08:50:26

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