If things like jealosy and anger come out of it,then the person in charge can simply lower the persons 'reputation'.It works fine on some other forums because people have fears of getting their 'reps' lowered.

-YNWA

I'm participating in another forum that has the reputation feature. I'll definitely check it out and make a recommendation to Maxwell for the 2.0 site if it plays out well.

Thanks,

Sam

Yes, I'm sure people won't be scrambling to get the "Useless Suckup" and "cant speL" forum ranks. Actually, it would be funny to have ranks like that as a threat.

Nevertheless I think there should still be post count related ranks, but it's difficult to come up with adequate spheniscine phrases. If penguins' young had a more macho name than "chick" I think that would make a good starting rank. Unless people think that "Chick" is fine. Also, "Little Penguin" might be an appropriate title since that is a species. Higher ranks could include "Royal Penguin" or "King Penguin". I don't know if a king is higher or lower than an emperor.

I would want "Sarcastic Mentor" as my tag.

I would want the "I didn't think twice about my user name and chose it because my first order was placed on a computer while I was in Mexico" tag.

I think that penguin should have a seperate section for impromptu tricks. I regret many card purchases because I like impromptu stuff the best.

There would have to be custom built tags, like "Football Freak", reserved for Ronaldinho and myself.

1. get more stage effects
2. have more tricks in stock
3. get a new website

I've recently seen a couple of posts from customers not being aware that paying by PayPal delays the order by a couple of days, even for instant downloads. The only place not on the forums where PayPal is mentioned is the Help page, which doesn't bring up the subject of delays. It probably should.

They need to be better at restocking stuff.

They should also rate tricks by impromptuness, ease, and foolproofness. Ergo: Closer,
setup, **---
skill involved, ****-
angles, ***--

Stars are out of five.

How about a search where you tell them:

Your level magician: beginer, intermediete or expert
your style of magic: close up, mentalism, levitation etc
Where you perform: school, stage, street
price range: $$$-$$$
Popular tricks: tricks that you like performing

and the search results would be the tricks that suit you.

would this be a good or bad idea?

The trouble is, magicians have really big egos. I've read (as recently as today) someone claiming to be "intermediate to advanced" asking for rather basic "beginner" information.

I saw some killer material just a couple of nights ago that method-wise sat squarely in the realm of "so stupidly simple, it's embarrassing" but the results on the audience were astounding!

A ranking system would be great if it worked. In the mean time, we'll have to settle for in depth reviews so we can make our own choices.

Hey DaveV, (or any other mods) can't you make this thread a sticky?

Well, I *could* but we have our own set of rules. If deemed appropriate it'll be stickied soon enough by a Head Mod, Administrator, or Sam himself.

The best way to keep a non-sticky topic near the top is to keep making great suggestions.