The new recognition model

While I was on vacation SCN changed the recognition model. Now we do have badges (is the Jive forum software prepared for a user that has the icons: SAP, Moderator, Mentor, Active Contributor and whatever other icon may come?) and the yearly contest runs a little bit longer.
I still do not understanding how points and badges will lead more people do answer forum questions, to write blogs, articles or update the wiki. A badge and the associated points are not really an incentive. When trying to get people into SCN, one thing that is keeping them away is the missing visibility (to employer, client, SAP, CV, etc) of achievments done. SAP Mentor and Topic Leader keep them asking, but to get that status ... not all are willing to invest the time necessay.
Why not recognize the active contributors with real assets, something they can show to their employers and justify that open SCN browser window? Something that will really serve as an incentive to activly participate? Like:
500 pts: free OKP training access
1000 pts: free virtual classromm training
1500 pts: access to a training environment
2000 pts: exchange of ideas with SAP / developers
About the name change from top contributor to Topic Leader: To be a topic leader, well, you need to "lead" the topic. To lead it, you need to be actively involved. To monitor them and to give access to SAP events is a good idea to involve them in the real world. What about bringing the topic leaders and the SAP developers together so they can exchange experiences or ideas on a regular basis?
br,
Tobias

Hello again,
This discussion shifted a bit, but I find it very interesting.
First of all, yes I can imagine very well  how points would end up being on sale on eBay After all even the famous, sturdy, (German) white SAP bag with the blue logo was found on eBay!
I find your question "What does SAP get out of SCN?" interesting. It is true that SCN (and particularly the forums) are a way to leverage the community to support SAP customers and partners and alleviate the workload on the additional support channel. But I believe this is not all of it.
Communication: the wealth of content on SCN. SAP Product and Solution Teams use SCN as a communication channel, and it can get very technical and therefore very useful to the community.
Feedback from SAP users: in a way SCN members can influence SAP by providing feedback and communicating their pain points. There is a lot of information that SAP can find on SCN. Is this information proactively researched, analyzed, and routed back to the respective SAP organizations? Probably. But I'm too "young" on SCN to know for sure. Web analytics are a crucial tool for that. Think about the power of this information for SAP user groups such as ASUG and DSAG who could include SCN member feedback in the ir influence. Maybe this is already happening, I may just not be aware of it yet....
"SCN as a showcase for SAP's Web 2.0 expertise"? This is not why it was created. Sure, the SCN numbers do help showcasing our leadership in this area (for a software company), but that was not the primary purpose of the site. Education, Support, Collaboration, Interaction, these are to me the reasons for SCN to exist. Do you want to add to this list?
Another thing I would like to point is that participating on SCN should be a win win situation. SAP benefits from these contributions, but so do the SCN members. Many times I have read fellow members explain how working on a question that was tough at first helped them learn and grow their knowledge, something that will help them in future projects. And I'm just talking about the forums. Do you feel that way too?
Gosh, again I am long. If you see "edited" at the end of this note it means I still haven't figured out how to be within the limit of characters
Disclaimer 1: My writing style may be "stiff" but this is not my intention. I am not a native speaker either.
Disclaimer 2: I am an SAP employee but these are purely my personal views
Good weekend everyone,
Laure

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