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Up/Down Voting - yes or no?

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  • J jon-nyc
    5 Apr 2020, 10:32

    I don’t really care but downvoting seems weasely. If you disagree with a post, saw why.

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    Klaus
    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 13:47 last edited by
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    @jon-nyc
    There is the option to disable down-voting, and there is the option to make all votes public, including down-votes.

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    • J jon-nyc
      5 Apr 2020, 10:32

      I don’t really care but downvoting seems weasely. If you disagree with a post, saw why.

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      Mik
      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 13:49 last edited by
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      @jon-nyc said in Up/Down Voting - yes or no?:

      I don’t really care but downvoting seems weasely. If you disagree with a post, saw why.

      That's rather the whole point of the forum, isn't it?

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Copper
        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 13:52 last edited by Copper 4 May 2020, 13:52
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        I like the idea of making all votes public

        I assume we could still have secret ballots for Polls

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          Mik
          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 14:22 last edited by Mik 4 May 2020, 14:23
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          I'd just prefer that we not have them, but if we must they should be public. It's a statement. It's just another column on the thread list and more useless noise.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            Jolly
            wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 14:33 last edited by
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            I vote no.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • M Mik
              5 Apr 2020, 14:22

              I'd just prefer that we not have them, but if we must they should be public. It's a statement. It's just another column on the thread list and more useless noise.

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              Rich
              wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 14:33 last edited by
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              I like the idea of upvoting—I think it can help clear a thread of numerous +1’s, or lol’s when the joke happened days earlier.

              Downvoting seems lame.

              Either way, make it public.

              I tend to be someone that gets annoyed every time the forum changes, if only because I hate getting used to new ways of doing things.

              Not so this time around—this ones a keeper.

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                Mik
                wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 14:36 last edited by
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                I wonder how many longstanding forums have gone through the platform changes we have.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 16:32 last edited by
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                  I voted no also. As someone said in another forum post, the voting column is distracting (at least to me). I would be happy to get rid of it.

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                    Copper
                    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 16:35 last edited by
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                    Brevity is important here

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                      brenda
                      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:04 last edited by
                      #17

                      I was willing to try it, but now I'm not impressed with what it offers. The negative votes add nothing to the discussion. The positives can be handled other ways, too. Doesn't seem to fit in with the use of this forum.

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                        89th
                        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:43 last edited by
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                        As a “yes” voter, I concede it’s kinda nice to be able to +1 (like button) something but may not have much juice to the squeeze and it begins to clutter up an otherwise very clean interface. Unless the sentiment changes, might as well disable it!

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                          Klaus
                          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:53 last edited by
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                          OK, the general sentiment seems to be to disable it. It's gone.

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                            5 Apr 2020, 18:53

                            OK, the general sentiment seems to be to disable it. It's gone.

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                            Loki
                            wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:55 last edited by
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                            I still see the votes column

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                            • L Loki
                              5 Apr 2020, 18:55

                              I still see the votes column

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                              Loki
                              wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:56 last edited by
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                              And poof it’s gone

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                                Klaus
                                wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 18:57 last edited by
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                                Sometimes it takes a while before all changes are visible. Sometimes a "reload" of the browser is necessary. Some changes necessitate a restart of the forum. But eventually it will be gone.

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                                  Klaus
                                  wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 19:03 last edited by
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                                  Well, it turns out I had to do some nerd stuff to get rid of the "Votes" column in all views.

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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 19:06 last edited by
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                                    +1

                                    I mean...cool thanks!

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                                    • C Copper
                                      5 Apr 2020, 16:35

                                      Brevity is important here

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 19:52 last edited by
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                                      @Copper said in Up/Down Voting - yes or no?:

                                      Brevity is important here

                                      :lol:

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • K Klaus
                                        5 Apr 2020, 18:53

                                        OK, the general sentiment seems to be to disable it. It's gone.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 22:11 last edited by
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                                        @Klaus -1

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                                          5 Apr 2020, 22:11

                                          @Klaus -1

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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on 5 Apr 2020, 22:13 last edited by Axtremus 4 May 2020, 22:13
                                          #27

                                          @Copper said in Up/Down Voting - yes or no?:

                                          @Klaus -1

                                          = @Klaur

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