Gratuitous ribbons for proposed achievement
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Revision as of 08:37, 29 September 2009 by imported>Yerushalmi
I would (and you could) like to create this place as a workshop to propose certain gratuitous ribbons to become real achievements. The criteria are, of course, the same as for real achievements.
- The gratuitous ribbon should have been claimed by several people in the past, proving that it is interesting.
- The achievement should be generic enough to be achievable for any geohasher worldwide.
- The achievement proposal should include well-defined criteria.
- The achievement should further the spirit of geohashing. (All that is good, geeky, amazingly random or randomly amazing).
- ...
This page may be considered as a first stage to see if other people agree on ribbons becoming achievements, without having to create a proposed achievement page for every single one. They may, of course, evolve later on on their own pages, before actually becoming achievements.
Feel free to add new achievements to this list, or express your support and doubts.
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Hashcat achievement
This is a proposal made on 2009-09-28. Please leave comments and suggestions on Talk:Gratuitous ribbons for proposed achievement, indicating whether you:
- Support the proposal
- Do not oppose it
- Oppose (this option requires you to watch the page and return to comment on modifications), or
- Think it Needs work before you can decide.
See Proposed achievements for more information on this process.
Ribbon
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This user earned the Hashcat Ribbon
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Definition
- The geohasher must have met a cat during the expedition (not necessarily at the geohash itself)
- He must have patted the cat (have physical contact that is not aggravating the cat)
- He must not force patting on an unfriendly cat (bad luck, then).
- He must prove this with a photo of the cat, and ideally but not necessarily him- or herself. (That's what most people did until now)
- ... please add what you think is necessary
Support
- support - There have been quite many people claiming this, and kittehs are geeky. -- relet 15:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
- support - Everybody likes cats. We do need a new icon, though, as it's the same used fro It's a kitty consolation prize Koepfel talk 19:09, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
- support - I actually thought it already *was* a proper achievement! -- sermoa 19:34, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Elaborate comments
- Concerns have been raised as to whether it is safe to pat foreign cats. Is it a good thing to encourage that, while including a "do it at your own risk" clause? -- relet 15:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Democracy achievement (and consolation prize)
This is a proposal made on 2009-09-28. Please leave comments and suggestions on Talk:Gratuitous ribbons for proposed achievement, indicating whether you:
- Support the proposal
- Do not oppose it
- Oppose (this option requires you to watch the page and return to comment on modifications), or
- Think it Needs work before you can decide.
See Proposed achievements for more information on this process.
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Zb and Baerenfell earned the Democracy Geohash Achievement
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Definition
- The geohasher must have cast a vote on the day of the expedition
- The geohasher must not have reached the hash point, but shown significant effort towards reaching it.
- The vote must require physical presence (letter or e-voting on the same day just doesn't cut it)
- The vote must be of significant political importance (well, as far as that usually goes. But that's usually the kind of vote requiring physical presence among the other criteria for a free and democratic vote.)
- Proof: No picture of the voting ballot. :P Pictures of the voting booth are welcome.
Support
- support - I would like to encourage people to use their citizen rights. It's a physical achievement. And all the problems involved voting, fairness and possible manipulation will appeal to any security/mathematics/sociology geek out there. -- relet 15:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
- support - Koepfel talk 19:09, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Elaborate comments
- There is also the consolation prize for people who did not go hashing, because they thought voting was more important. I would like to include this on the achievement page as well. I just don't think that consolation prizes need the same conflict-free, elaborate approval process as achievements do. ;) -- relet 15:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Celebrity achievement
This is a proposal made on 2009-09-29. Please leave comments and suggestions on Talk:Gratuitous ribbons for proposed achievement, indicating whether you:
- Support the proposal
- Do not oppose it
- Oppose (this option requires you to watch the page and return to comment on modifications), or
- Think it Needs work before you can decide.
See Proposed achievements for more information on this process.
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Yerushalmi and his wife earned the Celebrity Geohash achievement
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Definition
- The geohasher must have met a celebrity on the way to or from the hashpoint
- The celebrity in question must meet a certain minimum definition of fame (I'm open to suggestions of how to define it. Perhaps a page on Wikipedia about them? That might be too broad. Though it would neatly cover the "who gives a damn about movie stars, I want to meet Cory Doctorow" attitude most of us share.)
- The amount of contact needs to be defined as well. Is it enough if you spot them through a crowd? Say hi? Shake hands? I'd assume "going to a concert before going to the hashpoint" shouldn't count.
Support
Elaborate comments
- After claiming the gratuitous ribbon for my particular case, that provided the inspiration for proposing an actual achievement for it. My claiming it was deliberately tongue-in-cheek, because it was a guy in a stuffed animal suit (not unlike meeting a guy in a Mickey Mouse suit); I'll change it to Radio Yerevan or something if the achievement gets approved. The achievement obviously needs a lot of work, though, in order to come up with a good and objective definition (I do hope people make an effort to do so before rejecting it on that basis!) Yerushalmi 08:37, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
