After receiving many requests from other agents, yes I will volunteer for XMA so this critical role can benefit from having a unique Founder viewpoint.
One agent was doing “What is…” kind of threads here but I can’t locate one, and don’t know if they are a XMA (or if this was an ask from Niantic or just off their own back) that kind of equate to that.
On Beta, isn’t that;
this, which we all have now anyways?
With @NianticThia and co. abandoning the forums, I wonder what they expect the XMAs to do now.
Only what's in the above (which comes from their profiles). It would be possible to get deeper data and better insights, but would need to build a script to get all that info lol
Well, that's just my contribution. Probably could have done more if I was able to organize it and make it more effective instead of 'just another post'.
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After receiving many requests from other agents, yes I will volunteer for XMA so this critical role can benefit from having a unique Founder viewpoint.
Clock is ticking on Q3…we will have new Wayfarer Ambassadors (February 2023) before we get new XMAs it seems.
Thanks for confirming that XMA's views don't matter. I suspected that all along.
Sigh.... that's really not what I meant there. Your views do matter, as well as every other player.
However, to manage expectations, the XMA role description does not include discussing future development of Ingress outside of the forum space.
So how many XMAs actively test beta scanners?
Where are the "top tips" posts?
One agent was doing “What is…” kind of threads here but I can’t locate one, and don’t know if they are a XMA (or if this was an ask from Niantic or just off their own back) that kind of equate to that.
On Beta, isn’t that;
this, which we all have now anyways?
With @NianticThia and co. abandoning the forums, I wonder what they expect the XMAs to do now.
Beta specifically means that the XMAs get the client betas to test new stuff. For example, they all got early access to the new Rare Kinetic Capsules.
Ah I see. They’ll be able to tell us about the Very Rare KCaps.
You might be thinking of the "Guide:…" threads that @Perringaiden (an XMA) started.
Yes. That was it! Thank you.
As said, not sure if they were asked that or just did it.
XMA pretty much are beta testers with what they do.
How many of the XMA engage regularly on the forums these days?
Data here (a little messy, sorry, just quickly thrown together)
74% of XMA's have been active in the last four month (down 3%). Overall forum engagement (visits, points, comments, discussions) is down by 38%
These metrics are all we can gather objectively. Would have been interesting to compare data for overall forum engagement
Wow, those xma numbers are better than niantic's!
@oscarc1 Thank you!
Do you have those data only for comments and discussions, i.e. contributing to the public discourse?
Only what's in the above (which comes from their profiles). It would be possible to get deeper data and better insights, but would need to build a script to get all that info lol
not a lot to show for 44 people working for 18 months. Niantic could have gotten so much more out of the xma program.
Well, that's just my contribution. Probably could have done more if I was able to organize it and make it more effective instead of 'just another post'.
These are good. Was it something you were prompted to do, or just decided to do yourself?
A monthly email with links to these would have been really good.
You were the primary contributor. And yes I think everyone noticed.
Nice work. Seems inconsistent compared to all XMAs though.