Awards! Now Available Again!

[iacas]

Awards are now available!

In fact, if you check out http://thesandtrap.com/awards/, you'll see the ones I've created. Later tonight (or, more likely, tomorrow) I hope to wrap up the Member of the Year/Month, Kickstarter of the Year/Month, and Rookie of the Year/Month awards.

I've divided the "awards" into two categories.

First are "Awards" which are more site-specific types of things. Like the "Rookie of the Month" award. They are seen under the signature on the forum.

Second, we have "Achievements." These are going to be golf-specific things, like for those who have made a hole-in-one. I also plan to make achievements for breaking 100, 90, 80, and par.

What other types of awards or achievements do you think we should have?

[boogielicious]

15 minutes ago, iacas said:

Awards are now available!

In fact, if you check out http://thesandtrap.com/awards/, you'll see the ones I've created. Later tonight (or, more likely, tomorrow) I hope to wrap up the Member of the Year/Month, Kickstarter of the Year/Month, and Rookie of the Year/Month awards.

I've divided the "awards" into two categories.

First are "Awards" which are more site-specific types of things. Like the "Rookie of the Month" award. They are seen under the signature on the forum.

Second, we have "Achievements." These are going to be golf-specific things, like for those who have made a hole-in-one. I also plan to make achievements for breaking 100, 90, 80, and par.

What other types of awards or achievements do you think we should have?

Cool. Thanks!

[Club Rat]

Stupid Monkey is really cool. Noticed you have been playing around with them.

New Awards ???

How about a Hole N 1 ???

Really doesn't have much to do with the site, but a thought.

O'h, you made ONE.

Newport Cup !!! 

[SavvySwede]

Perhaps a GAME Golf themed award like knocking 1 or 2 shots off your weakest area? (after x number of posted rounds)

[Golfingdad]

In the achievements section, perhaps one for winning a tournament?

[davechen]

Cool.  Could I get a LSW award?

[newtogolf]

53 minutes ago, iacas said:

Awards are now available!

In fact, if you check out http://thesandtrap.com/awards/, you'll see the ones I've created. Later tonight (or, more likely, tomorrow) I hope to wrap up the Member of the Year/Month, Kickstarter of the Year/Month, and Rookie of the Year/Month awards.

I've divided the "awards" into two categories.

First are "Awards" which are more site-specific types of things. Like the "Rookie of the Month" award. They are seen under the signature on the forum.

Second, we have "Achievements." These are going to be golf-specific things, like for those who have made a hole-in-one. I also plan to make achievements for breaking 100, 90, 80, and par.

What other types of awards or achievements do you think we should have?

Looks great, few achievement ideas;

• Albatross
• Tournament Winner - Club or USGA
• Most Improved Golfer - greatest reduction of official handicap.

[David in FL]

1 hour ago, Golfingdad said:

In the achievements section, perhaps one for winning a tournament?

Agree!  But, any award based on performance or a threshold of some sort should be verifiable...

[iacas]

2 hours ago, SavvySwede said:

Perhaps a GAME Golf themed award like knocking 1 or 2 shots off your weakest area? (after x number of posted rounds)

That's tough to verify, and I expect the algorithms they use will change over time.

1 hour ago, Golfingdad said:

In the achievements section, perhaps one for winning a tournament?

What level tournament? How do we verify? It's a good idea, just asking… (I do wonder what icon I'd use for it… I'm gonna run out of prize looking things).

1 hour ago, davechen said:

Cool.  Could I get a LSW award?

Done.

1 hour ago, newtogolf said:

Looks great, few achievement ideas;

• Albatross
• Tournament Winner - Club or USGA
• Most Improved Golfer - greatest reduction of official handicap.

I view achievements as things that you should just earn, not things that get passed around. So albatross is fine (but how many of those are there?), tournament winner I spoke to above (it too is good), but "most improved" doesn't really fit.

There are also automated awards or achievements you can get. For example, when you hit 1000 Skins, or 200 people visit your profile page, or you make 36 posts, or whatever. I can basically make whatever sorts of automated rules I want.

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Interesting note, too: version 1.0.2 uses SVG files, which is great for high-resolution displays.

[stealthhwk]

Some great awards stuff there. For those of us still fairly new to tst, can u explain how they get handed out. I.e. Do u have to do it all by yourself or do the members add the awards they're eligible for somehow?

[boogielicious]

7 hours ago, stealthhwk said:

Some great awards stuff there. For those of us still fairly new to tst, can u explain how they get handed out. I.e. Do u have to do it all by yourself or do the members add the awards they're eligible for somehow?

For the LSW badge, just buy the book Lowest Score Wins by Erik Barzeski and Dave Wedzik.

To get the stupid monkey badge, check this thread out. It takes a while to get into the mindset including learning how to practice, keeping focus on what your priority piece is and working on that.

 

The achievement badges are more self-explanatory.

[Dave325]

33 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

For the LSW badge, just buy the book Lowest Score Wins by Erik Barzeski and Dave Wedzik.

To get the stupid monkey badge, check this thread out. It takes a while to get into the mindset including learning how to practice, keeping focus on what your priority piece is and working on that.

 

The achievement badges are more self-explanatory.

Are we sure there isn't something more, @boogielicious? I've done both those things and I don't have them. I'm on my 5th time re-reading LSW. Not that I care about rewards... I would rather have a lower handicap 

[boogielicious]

13 minutes ago, Dave325 said:

Are we sure there isn't something more, @boogielicious? I've done both those things and I don't have them. I'm on my 5th time re-reading LSW. Not that I care about rewards... I would rather have a lower handicap 

My young padawan, more to being a stupid monkey there is than saying work you have done.

[iacas]

2 hours ago, Dave325 said:

Are we sure there isn't something more, @boogielicious? I've done both those things and I don't have them. I'm on my 5th time re-reading LSW. Not that I care about rewards... I would rather have a lower handicap 

You have to tell me about it… I don't know what name and mailing address corresponds to what username!

I've given you the LSW badge. The Stupid Monkey one takes some time to earn. It's a true badge of honor.

[Golfingdad]

14 hours ago, iacas said:

What level tournament? How do we verify? It's a good idea, just asking… (I do wonder what icon I'd use for it… I'm gonna run out of prize looking things).

Not sure about the icon thing ;) but in regards to the specifics;

I notice for the existing awards that if you hover over it, there are notes.  Perhaps the tournament champion icon could be a generic type trophy, and if we see it and want to know more about it, we hover.  Then in that window are the specifics.o that would mean that any member who has ever won any tournament at any level could boast if they wanted and just give the details in that pop-up.  I also envision something similar for your "Break 100, 90, 80" badges.  It would be nice if we see the badge and then can learn that perhaps they just reached it and can congratulate them, whereas if I see that @Ernest Jones broke 90 on a Par 42 course 3 years ago, I'll be much less impressed.

I realize this may mean more work for you, so I think it only makes sense if its easy for you to copy and paste and then just tell us that when we request an award that we write a xxx character tag that we want visible along with it.

Anyways, that was my thought.

[adam3553]

This is pretty cool. I just finished reading my copy of LSW. I registered my copy on the website and will start reading again before the golf season starts back up. Hopefully I can get myself a couple rewards like you veterans:)

[Ernest Jones]

42 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

Not sure about the icon thing ;) but in regards to the specifics;

I notice for the existing awards that if you hover over it, there are notes.  Perhaps the tournament champion icon could be a generic type trophy, and if we see it and want to know more about it, we hover.  Then in that window are the specifics.o that would mean that any member who has ever won any tournament at any level could boast if they wanted and just give the details in that pop-up.  I also envision something similar for your "Break 100, 90, 80" badges.  It would be nice if we see the badge and then can learn that perhaps they just reached it and can congratulate them, whereas if I see that @Ernest Jones broke 90 on a Par 42 course 3 years ago, I'll be much less impressed.

I realize this may mean more work for you, so I think it only makes sense if its easy for you to copy and paste and then just tell us that when we request an award that we write a xxx character tag that we want visible along with it.

Anyways, that was my thought.

It was a par 64, and **** you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Golfingdad]

10 minutes ago, Ernest Jones said:

It was a par 64, and **** you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LMAO.