New Site Enhancements
Oct 06, 2010
by sbx_bean		   RSS

The My Starbucks Idea community continues to grow and be an integral part of the Starbucks business.   In the spirit of recognizing our MSI community we’d like to share some new site features – an updated leaderboard and an enhanced user profile page.

Leaderboard – recognizes the top ten users – the movers and shakers of MSI for their comment and voting activity for the prior month along with their submitted active ideas.  Additional credit is given for positive votes on your ideas.  This will change monthly to reflect the previous month’s activity.  Once an idea has an official status change it is no longer considered in the calculation.  We hope this fosters momentum for even more fresh ideas.

Profile – Wonder how another user got their “idea launched” badge?  Well now you can see their ideas and which ones have launched or are under review.   Click on the user name to see more information about them, like how long they’ve been a member of My Starbucks Idea, recent site activity, and on your profile page you can even upload a picture of yourself for others in the community to see.   Click on the “My Profile” button at the top of the page after you log in to update your profile information today.

We hope you enjoy these changes to the site and look forward to your feedback.  We have something big to celebrate with you in the next week or so.  Anyone have any ideas what it could be? Keep the ideas coming!

24 comments


TheKwan
10/7/2010 3:13 PM

Is there a way to make our profiles private?  

Thank you.

1yogagirl
10/9/2010 7:38 AM

I feel like I should have been listed on the new leader board. I have enough posts. why was I not listed? How did you determine who are the top 10?

Betterbefore
10/9/2010 10:14 AM

I am in agreement with 1yogagirl, totally.  come on! 8888m.....???  a name most of us have never seen on the site, who has no profile (there's a private one for you, 'TheKwan"), and has apparently ONLY voted!

At the very least, could one of you (Cecile) go to any one of the threads questioning the sanity and/or logistics of this new 'leaderboard' and comment on the questions there, and to the fact that we overwhelmingly voted to just remove the leaderboard, when asked, over and over?  what's up with that?  Please speak to this, back on the idea side at any one of those threads.  Thank you.

Steve 2
10/10/2010 7:54 AM

I thought it was agreed to get rid of the leader board because it has no real meaning so why is it still here?  Sounds like coporate double talk which is what we have been getting from Starbucks lately like the new rewards program with so called "encancements" which sucks as compared to the old 10% discount which was a real rewards program.  Seems that you people are like politicans; talk out of both sides of your mouths.

COFFEEISLIFE
10/10/2010 1:15 PM

This is Great

Starbucks always trying new things

Nice !!!

carollk
10/10/2010 7:40 PM

Okay, I'm confused about something.  I just visited my profile and it says I have 0 postive votes.  But my ideas have a total of 1,130 points.  How did I get those points without any positive votes?  Please explain.

sbx_bean
10/11/2010 11:59 AM

@TheKwan - You do not need to fill out your profile info.  It is optional.

sbx_bean
10/11/2010 12:01 PM

@ 1yogagirl - as stated in the blog the Leaderboard recognizes the top ten users – the movers and shakers of MSI for their comment and voting activity for the prior month along with their submitted active ideas.  Additional credit is given for positive votes on your ideas.  This will change monthly to reflect the previous month’s activity.  Once an idea has an official status change it is no longer considered in the calculation.  We hope this fosters momentum for even more fresh ideas.

Do you have more posts than the listed top 10?  Calculations are done monthly - so your activity this month will be reflected in November.

sbx_bean
10/11/2010 12:04 PM

@Steve 2 & COFFEEISLIFE - Thanks for your feedback.  We are trying new things, but appreciate hearing your opinion.  We are still considering removing the leaderboard, but thought we would see how the new point system works out.

Would love to hear what you would like to see the Leaderboard replaced with.  I know Steve 2 has suggested the stock price.  Any other ideas?

sbx_bean
10/11/2010 12:08 PM

@carollk - Once your idea has received a status change (under review, launched, reviewed, or coming soon) it is no longer considered in the point calculation.  This is to help with some vibrancy on the leaderboard or the users who submitted the top all time idea points would always be on the Leaderboard.  

The points on your ideas are a fraction of the point score.  10 points on your idea does not have equal waiting.  This also was considered in the point score to help create the vibrancy in Leaderboard change month over month.

carollk
10/11/2010 8:46 PM

My ideas have never had a status change.  And I couldn't care less if they are used in the total for the leader board calculation.  I just don't understand why my Positive Votes Received equals 0.  How is that possible?

TheKwan
10/13/2010 11:11 PM

Cecile,

By profile, I was actually wondering if we could keep other information private (including recent site activity, ideas commented on, etc.).  

carollk
10/14/2010 5:31 AM

I wouldn't worry about it.  It isn't accurate anyway.

Anonymous
10/15/2010 7:33 PM

This is my best guess on the leader board formula.

Totals since becoming a member

   i = ideas which have not received a status change

   p = positive net votes received for these ideas divided by 100

Totals for the month

   c = comments

   v = votes

The formula

i + (p/100) + c + v = leader board points earned

JavaChicky

5 + (0/100) + 452 + 1,792 = 2, 249

mick888888

0 + (0/100) +0 + 1,294 = 1,294

Melody

114 + (9466/100) +180 + 383 = 772

carollk
10/15/2010 8:28 PM

So how does 1,140 (none of which are under review, reviewed, coming soon or launched)  divided by 100 = 0?

badogs
10/15/2010 8:57 PM

It should be 11 votes if the formula is correct. I am trying to access your profile but having trouble finding you. Clicking on your name here does NOT get your profile. I will continue to work on the problem. Doing the best I can. :)

badogs
10/15/2010 10:56 PM

Your profile shows 0 positive votes for your ideas (The formula was derived from the profile information). Your individual ideas, one of which is under review, appear to have 390 positive votes. There is a problem but not with the formula.

carollk
10/16/2010 7:49 AM

Thanks, I didn't realize one of the ideas was under review.  I had an idea with 860 points that was closed and I didn't know whether this would be included or not.  So are you saying my Positive Votes Received should be 3 or 4 (does the formula round up or down)?

TheKwan
10/16/2010 6:02 PM

@Betterbefore - hehe, have to give that person credit for actively voting.  I need to step my game up.

badogs
10/16/2010 9:43 PM

@carollk Should be 4. Closer to 4 than 3.

carollk
10/17/2010 10:03 AM

Thank you badogs.  I appreciate you taking the time to look at my points and answer.

badogs
10/17/2010 7:46 PM

You are very welcome.

JavaChicky
10/21/2010 2:40 PM

@carol no one voted for your ideas this past month. That's what it's for

badogs
10/23/2010 12:30 AM

@JavaChicky Her individual ideas submitted for the previous month show positive votes. However, these votes are not shown in her summary.


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