fanpop Article: The "Active fã medal/mark"! (my proposal for fanpop.com to make it better for us fans)

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The "Active fã medal/mark"! (my proposal for fanpop.com to make it better for us fans)

posted by BrookeYourself

Hey! Here is a mail i wrote for
the fanpop webmaster with a proposal
for the website! Do you like it or
what do you think about it or which
colour do you want the mark/medal to be or how do you think it would work?
Please comment your thoughts and everything that
have to do with this or whatever! :)

I think there would be like a medal whos lower than the dedicated fã medal. that one would be a active fã "medal". and you get it if you are active a the spot with commenting, rating, post thing and doing quizzes and picks, and it would be easy to get that medal! it don't have to be a medal, but just a mark at your profle at a spot you are active on, and if you stop beeing active a the spot it removes and maybe it comes back if you start beeing active at the spot again.
You can be a fã in a club but don't beeing active at the spot so it would be sooo great if you could know which spots other fãs are active on without haveing a real medal on it.

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BrookeYourself i'm sorry if my article and my comments doesn't make any sense. i hope you'll understand it becouse i'm from sweden and i've study english for 7 years in school, but i don't learn so much now (our english class sucks) but i think i'm good at english but i don't know how to explane things so good that's why i'm using examples. so please tell me if you on't understand and i'll try to make it clear. (it's not so easy to just use a dictionary, lol)

skeloth I understand exactly. I think that would be a good idea, 'cause there are quite a few users who are members of loads of spots, but you don't know which ones they like to go to regularly, and which ones they're a part of just to say they're a part of it. Everyone must have some spots they don't go on. I don't think it should be a medal, but I do think that maybe you could sort spots by how active the user is in them, just so that any visitors can immediately see what their passionate tastes are. This way, new users or users who don't contribute as much as they rate and comment have a way of showing people what they do.

BrookeYourself snerkie, "Not everything people earn has to be easy" you don't have to earn this one like you have earn your other medals, you know, this one is just to show what you like

Cammie I'm very sorry, I didn't realize English was not your first language. I was having some trouble understanding what your suggestion was ... until you've just added to your comments. Yes, I see what you're saying and yes that would be a good idea. For example I have about 50 or 60 spots on my profile but I tend to be active (and favour) about 10 or 12. Most people do know I'm so kind of a Bewitched freak but that has a lot to do with my icon and my comments, I guess. Your idea is a good one, Brooke.

BrookeYourself okey, thanx for telling me, it's no problem. It's the same for me. i'm a fan of about 100 spots i think and my icon and username is from one tree hill so many poeple knows that i love one tree hill and brooke from one tree hill but i don't have a medal for the brooke davis spot and i want people to know i love her so why don't have a mark on the icon for per spot at my profile to show i like her and that i'm active at her spot. but what about the other spots i'm active on but i don't have a medal for them and im sorry, i forgot to say my username, my real name if Lisa :)

Cammie I knew that, I checked your profile - lol.

ineedcoffee I don't really think I get this or like this Idea no offence Lisa but then you would be going to peoples profiles and all you would see are check marks and it wouldn't really mean anything. except to them and they should already know which are there fav spots, what you can do is go into your profile edit it and in your fav movie or books or even motto add I like these spots. Just my opinion sorry.

BrookeYourself okey, thank you, what i want is people to tell their poinions

Cammie Be careful what you wish for - lol!

OTHGossipGirl I understand what you mean Lisa. Its an intresting idea!

astroasis I wouldn't have a problem with this, but I don't think it would be needed, either. I'm sort of on the fence about this. What I WOULD like to see is a way to "bookmark" your favorite spots. I admit, I'm in a LOT of spots. I do the picks/quizzes in most (or even all) of them, but I don't submit to them all. I'd love to have a "favorite spots" list that I could add spots to. Sure, arranging the spots by "highest medal" will show me the spots I've added content to - but there are a lot of spots I only PLAN to add content to, but haven't yet. And spots I HAVE added content to, but don't plan to add anymore. That probably seems like it has nothing to do with your suggestion, but it sort of does... Sort of. I'd be more supportive of this idea if it somehow made it easier to keep track of the sites you ARE active in. Also, it would be fun to be able to see other people's favorite spots, too. Edit: I just re-read I Need Coffee's comment... and I didn't know you could do that! I'll have to give that a try... I'd still like a "favorite spots" option in the spots section, though.

funnyshawna i agree with you, i think that it would be nice to have a mark on spots that isnt so hard to earn as a medal. i have 5 dedicated fans and 1 die hard, but i have been working on those for a long while, and i am continuing to work on other spots that i'd like fans to know were my favorite, but it's hard. it would be nice to let people out there know that i was a big enough fan of one spot, with out going to that spot and looking at all my contributions, if that makes any sense. anyway, i tnhink what you are say is a good proposal and would make many people happier.

skeloth I think a 'Favourite Spots' list or 'Bookmarks' would work just as well, although that wouldn't be automatically updated, like the 'Active' mark.

Cammie Okay I've actually just tried out ineedcoffee's idea. On my profile page under favourite books I've added My Favourite Spots and included 7 of my fave spots. It doesn't allow you to include a long list such as 50 spots though. I fitted 7 in (long titles though)) but maybe 10 can fit. Here's link to show what I'm on about: http://www.fanpop.com/fans/Cammie

BrookeYourself i think that's a good idea :) but i think it's easier with a mark on the spot icons so you get a link to it and that would be more fun too i think :)

Cammie Absolutely! You are correct and it would be easier. However, I guess if you want other users to know, say your top favorite 5 spots, you could always do what I did. I only tried it out but I think I'll leave it on my profile permanently. ineedcoffee deserves a prop for this!

BrookeYourself yeah, it was really smart!

jlhfan624 I understand the concept, but I think it should be a little different. An active medal would be very nice but say, maybe for the spots you are active in every day over some amount of time.

BrookeYourself yeah, what i wrote in this article is just the first thought i had about it, and now becouse you guys i could have change the half article, but i want it to be like it was from the begining

jacob4ever57 i like it. i think this is a cool idea

sundayymorning I think it's a good idea. I mean there's no reason NOT to try new things out just to see how it washes over. I think it would be a good idea though to have a 10 spot limit or something? Just so people don't check every single spot they like because if you join the spot then people know your a "fan" of that. I agree with ineedcoffee. This would fit in with the 10 limit thing. If you like the tv show, movie, book, etc then you should list it under your interests or whatever it's called under your user icon. Maybe F4 could make more sections like favorite ships? I know I would list oogles of couples under there! XDD

pink_martini2 It could be a participation award of sorts. For people who stay active and rate, and give comments. Then again, this could get abused. Easier than trying to get dedicated ones.

sundayymorning Maybe you should be able to receive medals for rating in mass amounts and giving plenty of comments? Not just uploading content. I for one love to comment! Also. As pink_martini2 said (I'm going to call it a recognization not medal) could be for those who are active in the spot every day? If you do not contribute somehow to that spot in 24 hours the recognization would be taken away? I don't know. -___- By the way is recognization even a word? My spell check is saying it's not. I think it should be. XD Sorry for getting off topic right there.

BrookeYourself my thought have turned around little, i'm thinking it maybe could be a mark you can put by yourself on about 10 of your favorite spots. or something just that simple! But i still want something who shows for if your active at spots.. i really don't know anymore

sundayymorning Hehe. XD I'm sticking my past two responses.....combined?

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The Unofficial Guide to Creating fanpop Picks

posted by papa

This may be the most popular pick EVER

Do you enjoy making, creating and participating in fanpop picks? Want to dig a little deeper into the feature and become a true Fanpop Pick Master? If so, you've come to the right place grasshopper. Read along and I'll try to give you some of the tips and tricks I know for getting the most out this fun and addictive fanpop feature. Oh and if you have any further perguntas or suggestions, feel free to add to the comments below or pm me.

Update 8/30/07: If you don't like to read, you can also get a great visual tutorial from this video por maybeastarbucks link

Here we go...

Making Picks

Anyone can...

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SAVE ME! I was trolled! ...or was I?

posted by Snerkie

Right, well the título is a bit sarcastic. The whole "trolling" thing is sorta annoying me that having a low rate on something HAS to mean you were trolled...well maybe there's a different reason. I'll break it up to why that might not have been a trolling...

Soapboxes
- Did you use proper grammar? Check your spelling
- What's a paragraph? Learn how to use paragraphs properly to make your soapbox formatted and not look like a 1 estrela article
- They may not agree or think your opinion is totally outrageous...not a trolling

Images
- Would you like that quality of a picture? Try and avoid small and bad...

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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged!

posted by Temptasia

Yes, I am fired up again over another issue of cruelty here on Fanpop... specifically the practice of passing judgment on other users.
Let's face it, we do not know each other personally, and for the most part none of us have ever met in real life. I think it is cruel and sad that people find it necessary to try to judge the intentions or actions of others. How could anyone possibly judge another person or their actions without knowing them personally or knowing the things they are going through. You could not possibly say what you would do in their situation without...

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Picks!

posted by HannaK

Okay, I don't know if it's just coincidence but I noticed this week that some picks just are, I don't quite know how to describe it, bad.

It just seems that a lot of picks are asked so that they are asked, a lot of them don't have pictures. (that's not very important but I can't help noticing)
But the worst thing is that there are so many typos in the questions. Look, my English is not very good, I make a lot of mistakes but al least I try to make as less as possible. I mean, a lot of perguntas are just so wrong, the 'preview' thing that you get when you've finished making your pick is there...

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A.T.S.O.F

posted by knifewrench

A few minutos atrás I thought of a partial answer to the recent outbreak of internet trolls we've had over the last few moths.

Ladies and Gentlepoppers, I introduce to you:

The ATSOF (The Anti Troll Squad Of Fanpop)
This will be a society of fanpoppers who work together to justly rate any content which has (without reason) been rated low.

My plan is to make an ATSOF Spot; if a spot or particular piece of content has been rated low you can alert the ATSOF spot about this and some of the "fans" of the spot will head over to the content and rate the content fairly, therefore boosting the rating.

Please tell me what you think; I don't want to create a Ghost-Spot-to-be

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Promotion

posted by Dundiechampion

If we make a new spot we want to make it popular. Recently I made a new spot so when I wanted to send a message to all my friends about it I got tired of typing individual messages so I quit. So we should be able to send one message to all our friends at the same time if necessary. Also there should be an area that says "new spots" on the início page so that people can see what has been recently created and if they want to cadastrar-se the particular spot. It would really make the people who created the spots happy because they could get some good publicity.

por the way I made a new spot about Kal Penn, the indian guy from the furgão, van wilder movies, Harold and Kumar go to white castle, and Epic Movie.

So if u like those filmes check it out. all you have to do is type "Kal Penn" in the procurar engine" (obviously, I know)

Also this soapbox was ment for the fanpop spot

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The Iraq War - Five Years and Counting

posted by dramallama56

Our troops have been bravely fighting for far too long.

Writers Note: This has some strong opinions. I wrote it for my blog. Therefore, it was meant to state my opinions loud and clear with no respect for others. Sorry about that guys, but if you're sensitive, proceed with caution. I'm also very liberal.

Well, we've been in Iraq for five years as of Wednesday. And now we might be getting into the same thing in Iran. Nothing is certain, that's just my opinion. You think they'd actually learn after the first time. You know, maybe if we've been stuck in this damn place forever where it's kinda hard to withdraw, that we shouldn't do it again. But apparently...

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fanpop User Guide: Text formatting

posted by harold

This part of my link details how you can format text in your postings on Fanpop, and the artigo was last edited (to fix typographical errors) on 17 July 2013.

TEXT FORMATTING
Those of you who have written soapbox artigos before may have seen the guide that fanpop provides for formatting text. But maybe you've never written a soapbox artigo or never noticed the key, and have been wondering how some users manage to make their text mais interesting. With these tags, you can:
* boldface your text
* put your text in italics
* underline your text
* have your text point to a different url link

Soapbox...

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fanpop History: March 2006 Fanspots Mockups

added by papa

Source: fanpop Inc. (Papa's Archives)

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Movie Image Credits

posted by DrDevience

I know you folks are tired of hearing about crediting images. I'm not here to beat that into your head yet again. I've already done that... and I continue to do it in comments on your imagens when you forget.

No. This time I am here to give you a helpful tip. A lot of you have paid attention and are now putting a credit on your images. Thank you for that! The problem now is a lack of film knowledge, which is very forgivable.

You see, when it comes to movies, forget what I said earlier about crediting the website you got the image from if you can't find the actual owner of the image. With movies,...

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Meeting Cressida!

added by dave

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An Open Apology... and Some Gripes

posted by DrDevience

It has come to my attention that my gift for words has been failing me miserably these past few days. What I mean to impart is coming off as bitchiness rather than humerous or helpful.

For that, I want to apologize. Especially to Harold, who works hard for this site and didn't deserve to feel like he was under attack at all. I'm an idiot. I would offer to smooch and make up, but I'm too old to be getting beat up por anyone's wife...

Now, having said that, I am going to go over a few things that might be responsible for this mood lately. I simply feel like I am banging my head against the wall...

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Fanpop- Home, Sweet Home!

posted by sunsweetheart39

When I first clicked onto Fanpop, I felt like something was a little different. It wasn't like MySpace or YouTube (not that I have anything against the people who use them), where I normally get the feeling that people I don't know are looking at my profile. I felt like I could message the users on here and not get a rude or creepy message back. I could comment, rate, and make picks without anyone (besides the occasional bad-mannered user) commenting on my own opinions. I could add things and feel really great when someone else gave me props or commented on how thankful they were for that item. And, I am so glad that fanpop has stayed this way! I feel so comfortable on here and only know 4 other fanpoppers in real life. I just wanted to compliment all of the wonderful users on how great they are on making this an awesome site to be on! You are all part of the reason I am now very addicted to Fanpop!

My Home Away From Home

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And that is????

posted by Temptasia

A generic link título is about as helpful as using this picture to guess what color this person's eyes are.

A generic link title is about as helpful as using this picture to guess what color this person's eyes are.

Have you ever gone to a spot and seen 3 links with the exact same title? Have you ever seen a video of an annual event and wondered if it was from this ano or last years show? Gone through a whole video on a spot and wondered why it was there? The problem is generic titling. There is a very simple solution for this that I will explain to you and help you put into play in your everyday Fanpopping.

Have I read this artigo before??? I just can't tell with this generic title!

mais generic titles might be ok for pictures (I mean really how specific can you get with a picture.... Amy Adams...

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Props&Encouraging

posted by HannaK

When I first started on fanpop I didn't exactly know what fanpop really was, I just was on fanpop so I could see vídeos of my favourite tv shows.
But then I noticed that you could do other things like answering picks and I started to do that.
Some picks made me laugh really hard, other made me think about things that I've never really thought about.
I did that for a while and it was (and still is) really fun to do and then I began to notice that when I couldn't sleep, or just was bored, I was making picks in my head.

And then I had this brilliant idea (yes, I know, I'm a genius:D) that I could...