Points (identity feature): ++

[tonygentilcore]

From @tonygentilcore on August 24, 2016 21:22

From @aza on August 4, 2016 22:40

Put the Points app in your pocket so that you can give to and take points from anyone. Use like this: @name +1, or @name -10

A system message posts saying: "@blah gave @bloop 5 points \n 30 points total", as the feature (so clicking on it message lets you see what feature is responsible, so you can install too)

Points are global for this feature per user. So if @mtkurlowski gives me 3 points and @ruudderooij gives me -2 points, then I end up with just 1 point.

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Future options:

It would be nice to be able to /points leaderboard to put an (extended-local) leaderboard object into a channel (a text list of the highest and lowest pointed people in my extended local). I might put this into my pocket. Or I might put /points me into my pocket to showcase my points as part of my identity. Or /points #channel for a leaderboard of the people in this channel.

Copied from original issue: other-xyz/other.js#16

Copied from original issue: other-xyz/time-cone#82

[tonygentilcore]

Some additional thoughts:

• Rather than simply "global," perhaps the scope is dictated by the entity the feature was installed upon (which pocket, if you prefer). For example, it could be installed on a channel to be scoped to that channel or installed on an identity to be global. </rational hat>
• Perhaps point tally could appear as a reaction to the point command message rather than as system messages. The reaction could be tapped by others to increment/decrement. For example:

[tony] @aza++
        [@aza 23]
[m]    @aza -10
        [@aza 13]

• Not certain, but it might be more fun if all increments, decrements were by one. With arbitrary amounts I picture rapid escalation ruining it quickly (a la I double dare you; well I triple dare you; oh yeah, I infinity dare you!) [|......]
• Alternative to the above, if points were finite I could see arbitrary awards. That might imply some drip system of new points into the system (a la bitcoin).

[tonygentilcore]

From @aza on August 6, 2016 4:29

Like the annotation via reaction. That's clean. System message feels heavy for these things.

+1 to scope dictated by the entity it's installed on. That's super cool. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 9:35 AM Tony Gentilcore notifications@github.com wrote:

Some additional thoughts:

• Rather than simply "global," perhaps the scope is dictated by the entity the feature was installed upon (which pocket, if you prefer). For example, it could be installed on a channel to be scoped to that channel or installed on an identity to be global.
• Perhaps point tally could appear as a reaction to the point command message rather than as system messages. The reaction could be tapped by others to increment/decrement. For example:

[tony] @aza++ [@aza 23] [m] @aza -10 [@aza 13]

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Blocked by https://github.com/other-xyz/courier/issues/186