Rating / Ranking System for Members

Hi all,

Is there a ranking system in place that can rank members by their participation in a community? For example, members can earn "points" for participating in discussions, posting blog entries, adding videos, and other community activities. Also, can other members award "points" to other members for answering their questions, helping them out in the community, etc?

I'd like to customize a ranking system like this if possible to use different classifications of rank with visual icons/pics to indicate a members level.

This is a very fascinating idea I'd like to incorporate into my community. It will not only encourage members to stay active, but motivate them to help others and raise their level of prestige within the community.

I appreciate your time and consideration!

Ryan

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Permalink Reply by The Drunken Reverend Doctor on January 29, 2009 at 7:54am

Exactly! They are putting it on a list alright!!!

Permalink Reply by DAN on January 31, 2009 at 5:27am

hey here is the anser i got today:

[The Ning Team - 01/30/2009 03:58 PM]

Implementing game mechanics such as the leaderboard into networks continues to be something we will be focusing on. However, I can't provide a date for when to expect this to come out, as the feature has not been slotted into our current 3-month plan. What I can tell you is that we are looking to release our Ning Apps feature in March, which will allow Ning-specific OpenSocial Applications to be added to your network. These will function much like the built-in features on your network but can be added and custom developed by your developers to fit your needs. If you'd like to add these features to your network this should provide a nice framework to accomplish this.

Thanks,
Brad

Permalink Reply by James on January 31, 2009 at 6:20am