morrispe
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Q: Specialty level 1. Create a new discussion task

How does one complete the specialty level 1 create a new discussion task? I created a new question thread in the Apple Music on Mac community but did not receive credit for completing the task.

 

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Posted on Mar 29, 2016 8:07 PM

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Q: Specialty level 1. Create a new discussion task

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  • by babowa,Helpful

    babowa babowa Mar 29, 2016 8:28 PM in response to morrispe
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    Mar 29, 2016 8:28 PM in response to morrispe

    I'm not entirely sure, but I believe that you need to ask a question after you've established that the Apple Music is one of your specialties - in other words, you must have done one of the other two things first? I'm sure that if you post another question, it would satisfy the requirement.

  • by morrispe,

    morrispe morrispe Mar 29, 2016 8:28 PM in response to babowa
    Level 4 (1,227 points)
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    Mar 29, 2016 8:28 PM in response to babowa

    Hmm ok. Its possible I did create the question before the other level one tasks. Now I have to think of another question .

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Mar 29, 2016 8:34 PM in response to morrispe
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    Mar 29, 2016 8:34 PM in response to morrispe

    I have asked the moderators if they can answer your question.

  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 29, 2016 9:22 PM in response to morrispe
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    Mar 29, 2016 9:22 PM in response to morrispe

    Out of curiosity - was the question you posted answered?

     

    MtD

  • by Yellowbox,

    Yellowbox Yellowbox Mar 30, 2016 1:11 AM in response to morrispe
    Level 6 (10,430 points)
    Mac OS X
    Mar 30, 2016 1:11 AM in response to morrispe

    Hi morrispe,

     

    The way that I see the purpose of the Speciality badges is to give us some practice in how new users see these forums (walk a mile in another's shoes), and to add to our reputation in a forum. Specialty badges are separate from your Level 4 (Points level tells nothing about which forums in which we gained those points). As you gain levels in a Specialty badge, more blue "pips" below the badge will show that you are progressing from "interested" to "Expert" in that forum.

    Now I have to think of another question

    Perhaps you could start the question with some advice to new users (a bit like a User Tip) and then ask your question. Beware of posting a question for the sake of posting a question! That could be seen as gaming the system .

     

    Congratulations on being All Time 3rd in Apple Music for Mac.

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    Regards,

    Ian.

  • by Yellowbox,

    Yellowbox Yellowbox Mar 30, 2016 2:36 AM in response to morrispe
    Level 6 (10,430 points)
    Mac OS X
    Mar 30, 2016 2:36 AM in response to morrispe

    Hi morrispe,

     

    This User Tip may help:

    Requirements for Each Specialty Level

     

    Regards,

    Ian.

  • by morrispe,

    morrispe morrispe Mar 30, 2016 5:35 PM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Mar 30, 2016 5:35 PM in response to Meg The Dog

    An Apple community specialist responded and I marked the response as helpful.

  • by morrispe,

    morrispe morrispe Mar 30, 2016 6:01 PM in response to Yellowbox
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    Mar 30, 2016 6:01 PM in response to Yellowbox

    Thanks for the response Ian.

     

    I think the new perks and specialties system is mostly positive and I was looking to fill up some of those blue bars for the community forums I'm most interested in. There is almost a gamification aspect to it and completing the tasks for each specialty level is like being given a quest. Overall the specialty tasks should promote more user engagement in the communities.

     

    It does seem odd that those who have already reached higher levels based on points are still required to ask a question to unlock the first few bars when most of us spend much more time answering questions or offering possible solutions rather than asking our own questions. I agree with your comments about not posting for the sake of it but the new system does seem to encourage that very behaviour. Given that I guess we need to be more creative when attempting to obtain specialty rankings.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Mar 30, 2016 6:47 PM in response to morrispe
    Level 10 (84,839 points)
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    Mar 30, 2016 6:47 PM in response to morrispe

    If I'm not mistaken you may have asked your question within a few hours of the new design going live. It is just possible that the activity wasn't captured by the gamification engine. I suspect you'll need to post some useful information or another question to move forwards.

     

    tt2

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Mar 30, 2016 7:46 PM in response to morrispe
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    Mar 30, 2016 7:46 PM in response to morrispe

    Given that I guess we need to be more creative when attempting to obtain specialty rankings.

     

    That is one of the reasons why I am ignoring it completely. I don't do gamification as it really does nothing to enhance a tech forum.