Honestly at 5 downvotes at 1-10 i really don't think there would be any damage. As for classes yes maybe. But the problem with classes is that they are so ingrained in human behavior we create them ourselves unknowingly even in online fora. Even the fact of having a fun "game" with levels creates social divisions having these levels of won't make it any worse. More or less think of it as the junior / senior / elder separation. One tends to respect elders more because of their long experience in life. This is the same in a virtual community the higher levels have been here longer and worked with and for this community longer thus deserve more respect.
Spot on about respecting the elders idea. Levels give you a quick indication of who exactly you are talking to. Just like a persons image would in real life (in this case, wrinkles, grey hair)
Thank you :-) people generally get really upset when i mention that it's human nature to create hierarchy. We live in this world where it is preached that everybody is equal and i honestly think that is a wonderful thing and many many decades from now we might even get somewhat close to that. However currently this premise is highly unpractical the world needs a hierarchy to function and the same goes for these online communities.
Honestly at 5 downvotes at 1-10 i really don't think there would be any damage. As for classes yes maybe. But the problem with classes is that they are so ingrained in human behavior we create them ourselves unknowingly even in online fora. Even the fact of having a fun "game" with levels creates social divisions having these levels of won't make it any worse. More or less think of it as the junior / senior / elder separation. One tends to respect elders more because of their long experience in life. This is the same in a virtual community the higher levels have been here longer and worked with and for this community longer thus deserve more respect.
Spot on about respecting the elders idea. Levels give you a quick indication of who exactly you are talking to. Just like a persons image would in real life (in this case, wrinkles, grey hair)
Thank you :-) people generally get really upset when i mention that it's human nature to create hierarchy. We live in this world where it is preached that everybody is equal and i honestly think that is a wonderful thing and many many decades from now we might even get somewhat close to that. However currently this premise is highly unpractical the world needs a hierarchy to function and the same goes for these online communities.