Let someone know they're special
Everyone is used to using the "Likes" system to quickly show a reaction to a post, but I wanted to expand on this to make it a bit more special.
So I introduce to you, the user given awards system - a new way to show appreciation to your fellow forum members!
Any post that you think is worthy of more than just a simple like can be given your choice of award from a pre-defined list - which when sent will now show up to the right of the post date.
Like this:
But why use these instead of normal likes?
Ah but here's where awards are special - as instead of being unlimited and thus given easily, awards can only be given a certain amount of times per day (currently twice for a normal user or 5 times if you donated) so you need to use them wisely.
This also means that as a recipient, you know your content was truly appreciated!
What awards can I give?
Users of Reddit might be familiar with the list, as they are basically the same (minus a few that didn't make sense) - when I get some time, I'll look at getting them redone to be a bit more unique for the forum - but at the moment, we have the following (when giving one, hold your mouse over to get a full description):
Standard Awards (Anyone can give)
Premium Awards (Can only be given by donated members)
And then we have some secret ones, which can only be given by the moderator team to content of true posting excellence - so good luck!
Ok great! So how do I give an award?
Please see the "how-to" for a full guide
Giving awards to awesome posts
Giving an award is just as simple as giving a like (just bear in mind you will have a limited amount to give each day, whereas likes are unlimited). Click the award link at the bottom of the relevant post. Select the award you would like to give (note that some awards are only available for...
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Happy awarding!
