Are the requirements to get trophies the same for each one? Or is it easier to get trophies in things like fan words and more difficult in fan arts and such?

@theblackERspot:

put your mouse over it ^-^

Hm...have a Ruby on wallpapers, gold on comments and a bronze on cards....

However...I find this feature...odd ._.

lolz *isn't worried over spamming*

It's a weird feature Adam. =P I won't be the one to get all red. I don't draw at all.

~*Aaryanna*~

Woah! Shnizz! That is soooooooo cool!!! 8D This is such a fun and awesome feature! Thanks so much adam!! X3 Yay~ I got a ruby fanart trophy~ lolz XD I probaby won't be the 1st all-ruby holder, so i wish everybody else good luck! >u<
*hugs*

So that's what those are. XD I logged in and didn't know what they were. oO They look like fun. I'm pretty new here so I only have one for comments. XD

~Sarah

It's a really nice feature, but I'm kind of worried about people spamming comments & cards, since these two are probably the easiest to attain.... Still, it does give us something to strive for other then new statuses.

Nice job Bossman~ Wonder what's the next development? Maybe I shall think about making a quiz....

CrimsonANBU

If only my scanner worked....or I had better computer skills....-_-;

Part of the reason for the blank trophies is simply design oriented.

I want people to automatically associate the trophies' position with what they mean so that you can quickly make sense of them. For example if you go to a new portfolio and see that the last trophy is a ruby, you know the member commented a lot.

There are other reasons too, but that's an important one.

very cool bossman :O

@Allamorph:

You made a great point - abusing the autosubmit would be a bad idea. I hadn't considered that angle. Thanks for the suggestion to my brain!

I'm going to take a moment to address the concerns regarding spamming.

The thing is... spamming isn't really an issue or rather it's something that is easily corrected. For starters, any new member has to go through the approval process and with the limitations on how much one can submit in a day... It's simply not possible for them to spam beyond their daily quota.

Also, if someone who has auto approval abuses that privilege (by tossing up barely drawn stuff to raise their numbers), it can and will be revoked. So the system is already set up to cut back on what could be considered spamming to reach a higher number/quota.

The same goes for comments. If anyone were to run around posting tons of junk comments. We have the ability to simply delete all of their comments for abusing the system in that manner.

So honestly, you all have nothing to worry about. ^_~ You're certainly welcome to keep an eye out and report stuff that slips through the cracks though.

SunfallE
theOtaku Staff

@Waffuru:

Well, it beats WOO-MANNNN, right?

@Allamorph:

Hun? I'm a hun now? I didn't even know I was 'hun' material...

@Waffuru:

To me the blank trophies are negligible. I don't see it so much as "lol you can't do this", but more an indicator of what a person's interests are. If you have blank slots, you don't draw. That's it.

Heck, hun, I only have two filled slots. =P

@Bulma:

Remember that spamming requires approval for most submissions. Comments are their own category, but everything else will probably be filtered. And auto-approval can be lost if a member is caught spamming submissions, as I understand it.

ahh that is soo awweeesome I TOTALLY WIN FOR MOAST COMMENTS. lol i hope so! ^^

I love the idea. I share a similar concern that some people might take advantage and spam it up for points, but hopefully people will prove more mature than that. I really like the trophies.

hmmm....i guess it does give us something else to look forward to on otaku...

@Hiko:

Same here, hope that doesn't start happening soon -_-;

but this is a cool feature Adam thanks :)

~Lys

Wow that's pretty neat.

Hmm let's see . . . 3 blanks, two bronze a silver and a gold. Meh, not bad I suppose. But you got to take into consideration all the time I spend in chat. Can't you make a trophy for that? Haha I'd have a ruby so dark it'd be black XD

And wow! Icons loaded super fast! Awesome, now I don't have to wait so long for everything to load before I can open a guestbook.

I wonder what Adam's trophy case looks like . . . *stalks Adam's profile*

~Colleen the Great~X_X

I gotta agree with Waffuru on this one...I like the feature, don't get me wrong, but having QUESTION MARK QUESTION MARK LOL for things I don't have crap in just kinda rubs it in. I know it's an art site too, but I use theO for primarily networking and communicating with friends...almost like Myspace, but without all the suggestive pictures of barely-teenage girls. So having the site remind me of my inability to draw or make wallpapers or what have you is just kinda...eh. [This also REALLY makes me wish my articles were all carried over from the old site...]

tl;dr no blank trophies plz? It'd be nice.

Edit: After reading some of the comments below me, I gotta agree: quality > quantity. Having a ruby trophy for 2387287436876 crappy scribbles just...doesn't seem deserved. But that's just an outsider's opinion, so to speak.

I have a silver for comments and gold for fanart, which is surprising considering that I very rarely update...

Even if they look pretty, these things won't motivate me to do more, honestly speaking. I don't have a lot of time in my hands. And even if I do have time, I will not take part in this race, because in no way would I ever trade quantity with quality. Some people have already mentioned this in their comments. In my opinion, these things would only undermine the value of true hard work. I will continue to put in my heart and soul into every pic I work on, regardless of how long it takes.

Competing to see who gets the best-looking trophy case first would only promote spamming.

I think it should be quality AND quantity.
There might be too much spam.

Oh... I like this. Now I can strive for trophies here as well as on the PSN, though they're for different things.

*___* This was sooooooo cool~~~~ I noticed right away!! ^^ It was like wow! What is this??? *laugh* So I currently have one ruby for wallpapers, 3 gold for comments, fanart, and cards, and a bronze for words...but none for the others. XD But wow! This is really awesome. <3333 And indeed, it loads quicker. ^_^ Great ideas!! Wonderful, adam~

Oooh, I saw that before this post~ Lol, I was looking at it through my psp internet, really neat idea~~ Thanks a bunch~

I need my fanart trophy to be ruby, better start on making more art soon~~ ;3

A very interactive and creative stuff, as always!!
That's what I love about theO... Everything is so different, but so nice!!
And I got ruby for wallpaper!!! ^^ at first I kinda thought "the heck!! what is red? Did I submit too many??? XDXD"

Woo! I've got 2 rubies! I don't believe I'll have an all-ruby case, though. My comics are rare, and my cards are practically nonexistant.

OMG, I started freaking out thinking "trophies?!". Adam, you and your staff once again demonstrate your awesomeness. Thank you for this new feature!

~kugen

Oooh two rubies already, makes me want to achieve a higher level with my other pieces now, only two blanks.

A fun way of rating performance on this web community.

It's a bit weird to see those blank trophies just standing there.. Ah well, love the idea, it's a nice pick-me-up ^_^

Whoa, I has trophies now! :O
And there's even a ruby one for my wallpapers--!

Thanks, Bossman. lol

Now that's what I call incentive to work.

But I agree with Waffuru, having blank trophies sitting and staring at you is a bit...degrading.

On a side note: aww...the cute .gif avatars are all fuzzy. And don't move anymore. *poke*

Interesting. I like ruby the best, why'd you have to make it the highest~!? D:

PSHAW. And stuff.

I hope that doesn't mean people will start spamming submissions (like one line drawings) in order to get their submission count higher for a better trophy...

Still cool though ^_^

yay! and I love that ruby is above gold lol.
I'm ruby in the wallpaper section ^_^
thanks again!
~Wall-iE

Well, I have a gold and some bronze so far! Sounds like a fun addition, and incorporates a bit of friendly competition between members. :D

I have a gold in comments. Silvers in Cards and Fanart. I really want to get a Ruby someday. It's a nice addition and something fun to indulge in for a while.

Brillient idea that is for sure! My question is what is considered a certain amount for areas such as worlds and quizes. Also is there a way to determine how many comments we have posted? Either way this new idea is great!!! :D

Silver (fanart) and Gold (comments) so far. I'll never get all of them, but hey, I find this interesting.

...I really don't like this. I'm not an artist, never have been. There are days I wish and pray that I could draw, but I can't and I'm 18 and that's not changing.

So... I'll meet you half way. How about there are no blank trophies? Could you possibly just have it so what you've earned is in your portfolio and not... a reminder that you're not talented in certain fields that you wish you were?

I can quite surely say, the first one there won't be me. ^_^' Not so much an artist. But good luck to everyone else! ^.^

Hm, interesting new feature.

Heh, I have a silver for cards and a gold for comments right now. Not likely to ever get any for art or quizes, but I'll work on more cards, comments, and fiction.

Hmm, Bronze and Gold so far. Nicely nice.

Wow! Thanks for the new feature! ^_^

ahah omg i just noticed it! i was like whoa! whats this?
I have 2 gold so far.... D: Oh my! i wonder what new feature will be added next.

Well since I don't draw, I won't be the one to finally get Ruby for all of them. XD Still fun new feature. ^_^

-Sabrina

The ruby trophy for comments is the only one I am likely to get, unless I start writing up a storm for fan words somehow. lol

lolol, I don't even have a ruby yet. I'll work hard! Maybe even try and submit a quiz or two. >_<

I wondered what that was
I hope I will be the first
but GOODLUCK to everyone

Interesting! Thanks~ ♥

+Mariel+

I think its a neat feature Adam, great job !

Cool stuff Adam! Thanks!