Firstly, we should Votifier. Why?
It is open source, and verifies that the vote is legit. By being open source we can modify the code to fit the server perfectly. It also listens for information about the votes from the top lists so we know the votes are legit.
Secondly, lets rework the top voter thing. Right now if you don't vote one time then your chances of being a top voter are slim if that. So I have an idea:
Everyone has a value, points, attached to their account. Points are how many votes a player has "built up." One vote (using votifier so it's legit) provides the player's forum account with one point. At any time these points may be redeemed for one diamond per point, so if I vote 100 times over many days, I will have 100 points. If I redeem that, then my minecraft account will be credited with 100 diamonds.
The top voter is based on who has the most points at the end of a month. This makes it interesting because if I forget to vote at the end of one month then I can keep my points and let them roll over to the next month where I have a good chance of winning depending on who else carried their points over as well. Now think about everyone doing this at once. This could allow everyone to have a chance at top voter each month. One catch, however. If you win top voter 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, then you get the top voter reward for the month, BUT your points are automatically redeemed. This means if someone carries their points over for three months and gets top voter, they can't just roll them over again and get top voter over and over again until they redeem their points. If you get top voter then you also get all of your points redeemed as required.
QuoteVotifier is a Bukkit plugin whose purpose is to get notified (aka votified) when a vote is made on a Minecraft server list for the server. Votifier creates a lightweight server that waits for connections by a Minecraft server list and uses a simple protocol to get information about that vote. Votifier is and always will be open-source.
It is open source, and verifies that the vote is legit. By being open source we can modify the code to fit the server perfectly. It also listens for information about the votes from the top lists so we know the votes are legit.
Secondly, lets rework the top voter thing. Right now if you don't vote one time then your chances of being a top voter are slim if that. So I have an idea:
Everyone has a value, points, attached to their account. Points are how many votes a player has "built up." One vote (using votifier so it's legit) provides the player's forum account with one point. At any time these points may be redeemed for one diamond per point, so if I vote 100 times over many days, I will have 100 points. If I redeem that, then my minecraft account will be credited with 100 diamonds.
The top voter is based on who has the most points at the end of a month. This makes it interesting because if I forget to vote at the end of one month then I can keep my points and let them roll over to the next month where I have a good chance of winning depending on who else carried their points over as well. Now think about everyone doing this at once. This could allow everyone to have a chance at top voter each month. One catch, however. If you win top voter 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, then you get the top voter reward for the month, BUT your points are automatically redeemed. This means if someone carries their points over for three months and gets top voter, they can't just roll them over again and get top voter over and over again until they redeem their points. If you get top voter then you also get all of your points redeemed as required.
