Level of SketchUp for profile
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@box said:
I think there should be 3 levels in the intermediate section, allowing for more variation in people's abilities.
+1
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@box said:
I feel it would be beneficial to have a few more levels.
A users level affects how you answer a question as well as how much stock can be placed in an answer.By your list above, I should be Advanced, but my Advanced is nowhere near Tig's or Dave's or quite a few others, personally I would rate myself almost out of the beginner stage.....
I think there should be 3 levels in the intermediate section, allowing for more variation in people's abilities.
Because of this feeling I began this topic. But I often think "He think he is an advanced user and don't know this?" or "Wow, he knew this even if he is a SketchUp beginner?". So I think that there are a lot of (new) members here with difficulties in finding the right level and maybe this topic can be a support for them... (and for those who answer there questions).
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I think i'll bump my level down to beginner based on your tough criteria
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I'd been meaning to mention that to you for quite some time Rich!
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@box said:
I feel it would be beneficial to have a few more levels.
more levels = confusion etc.
seems good as is.. basically, it's not a measure of how others may view your skill level.. more of a measure of how much confidence you yourself have in your sketchup abilities
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[edit] and yes, there will probably be some members who are mis-categorized but it seems to be about right in most cases.. and not really that big of a deal if someone's is listed wrong..
(plus, i don't want to be the guy going "hey, i'm going to drop you down to beginner level" etc.
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The list is not meant to change someone's level but as a help for those who are not sure which level to choose...
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I just lie and go straight to advanced... Makes me look smart.
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@cotty said:
The list is not meant to change someone's level but as a help for those who are not sure which level to choose...
oh.. right.. i wasn't knocking your list..
i was talking about keeping the categories simple as opposed to something like
beg1
beg2
int1
int2
int3
adv1
adv2(or whatever)
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@cotty
To be able to apply the "Advanced" criteria:
How about making those criteria apply to "Expert" and advanced would apply to those below the gurus, yet more experienced with regard to your criteria for "Intermediate".Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert -
I'd go one step further Bob and add Novice. Having a simple yet definite way of labelling yourself gives people some sense of structure. Being able to look at how others have rated themselves lets you get a feel for how you are doing and where your fit in the grand scheme of things while allowing others to understand better from what perspective your questions are coming.
When confronted with the current choices you look at it and think, ok I'm not really a beginner (unless of course you are) and I'm not up there with the tigs and thomthoms so I guess I'm intermediate.
But that doesn't really help, some intermediates won't even know what a plugin is let alone how to use it, some will, but should really still be learning the basics and still others will be fully conversant with most things but have a question about how to use a specific plugin to best effect.I fully understand the reason Carston started this thread, to give new users a sense of how to use the system, because some get it wrong. But it also seems to me if you are going to have these things in the profile they need to be more specific. The operating system field for example could be better too, simply saying windows doesn't help when things can vary from XP right through to W8.
I guess this post of mine should be in Ideas Board and not here but it is now....
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Guruwould give everyone a comfortable spot to position themselves, with a clearer understanding of what depth to answer their question.
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@box said:
would give everyone a comfortable spot to position themselves, with a clearer understanding of what depth to answer their question.
I would agree with that. Sometimes, as I read the replies made to peoples questions, the answers are over my head, others are way to simple. But those are answers, to those people, and their level of understanding, is different than mine. I am a beginner and will always be a beginner I think, because I am always learning something new in here. Especially when the answers are different or several ways of doing the same thing, like native tools vrs. plugins. As I have read, even the gurus have different ways of doing the same thing. So, listing us as novice, beginner, etc. is only good if there is a question being asked. It isn't a badge of honor or title.
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@Box
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@box said:
I guess this post of mine should be in Ideas Board and not here but it is now....
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Gurumaybe nix the guru one? scf already has top sketchucators which is via peer recognition and basically says "look, question asker, this person has proven themselves to be a helpful question answerer so you might want to consider their response a little more seriously than the others"
(oh, and hey @box, where's your green badge?
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I like Guru better than Top SketchUcator... Guru is more widely understood.
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@krisidious said:
I like Guru better than Top SketchUcator... Guru is more widely understood.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=34499
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Okay, no guru.
But for those who aren't "officially recognized" how about:Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
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And shouldn't these titles be by vote of other individuals in the forum and not selected by one's self?
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@krisidious said:
And shouldn't these titles be by vote of other individuals in the forum and not selected by one's self?
Based on what criteria?
I think everyone has a "feel" for what level they are.
As I understand it, the function of these titles is only to help those who are responding to someone's question, to frame the level of their responseWhat in the world are you doing up at 3 in the morning
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Exactly and after they've helped someone they would get a vote. Maybe even the "solved" feature could be the vote. Then people who were the most helpful would rise to that title. People tend to have a higher opinion of themselves than others might, and then diametrically, those who tend to be those most helpful might also tend to be more humble.
I'm a night owl... I'm often up till 4 or 5. The joys of being self employed with a web based business with clients who normally email.
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