What happend to giving metals for good questions.
I just noticed that we can't give metals anymore for a good question, why was it taken out?

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What happend to giving metals for good questions.
I just noticed that we can't give metals anymore for a good question, why was it taken out?

myininaya · Answer

There was never an option to give a medal for a good question. If you respond to your own question then it can be a little more likely you receive a medal.

waheguru · Answer

There was an option, I remember

blues · Answer

Wasn't there? I definitely remember there being a give medal button on questions. It went away when SmartScore was introduced and there was much song and dance about in then...

myininaya · Answer

I can't remember.

waheguru · Answer

Oh, But why did they take it out. It promoted asking good questions right?

myininaya · Answer

I don't remember ever saying this question was good and this question wasn't good.

waheguru · Answer

It was before they had best response and just give a metal

myininaya · Answer

Let master mattfeury speak.

mattfeury · Answer

Yea there definitely was. I was one of the few proponents of it, so I can't really explain why it was taken out, heh. It was a communal decision. 

I believe the idea was that, we wanted medals to show engagement, and if a user was asking a good question, then they should be involved in the discussion and thus a candidate for a regular medal. If a user asked a good question, but didn't ever respond to it, perhaps they weren't that deserving. I honestly can't remember the discussion all that well though, especially because I was one of the few lobbying for it.

parthkohli · Answer

We could never give 'metals' for good questions. I believe that there used to be 'medals' for good questions. The relevant answer has been given above anyway.