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Is there a way to vote against something? Some deals are NOT good deals!

I'd like to see a way to vote against a deal, and have both positive and negative counts show. This will help you cull out deals that won't go over well here.

by mjc613
asked 2 years ago

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Not at this time. We just don't vote for something. It doesn't get voted up, works so far.

hobbit
2 years ago

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There have been discussions in the past and based on a consensus of the staff and beta testers, it was deemed ineffective to have down voting. I believe the main issue is block voting.

sgoman5674
2 years ago

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I like to see unusual things (even if they may not be deals) as well as items that are actually going to save me money. People have varied interests and tastes. Ignoring the things you don't care for is your best course of action.

Of course, rather than ignoring the deals, some folks like to post their opinions in no uncertain terms why they think the deal is really, really stupid. I don't mind that. I just wish they wouldn't be such d*cks when they do.

lavikinga
2 years ago

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@mjc613: Actually, since I'm the resident cranky old fart, and have vast experience in this field (the cranky part), I'm going to point out that it would be more useful to vote FOR things for a time before worrying about voting against them. Out of curiosity, I clicked on the user tab, and note that you've voted for two deals. Two?

Read some of the other questions. Use the very nice search facilities provided by the excellent Mr @catbertthegreat, over there, hidden in questions on the Popular tab, and I'll bet you'll find any number of discussions on voting, and participation.

shrdlu
2 years ago

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@lavikinga: Wait. Are you calling me a duck? You'd better be planning to come out shooting. Them's fightin' words. See you in Elko.

http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/76605289-d355-49f4-be76-d31865c9a668/who-wants-to-play-carrollton-texas-international-bus-terminal#0

shrdlu
2 years ago

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@shrdlu: Madam, I only wish I lived on the west coast. I believe it would be worth the drive to meet you in person.

lavikinga
2 years ago

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@lavikinga: Second!

sgoman5674
2 years ago

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@sgoman5674 and @lavikinga: You should know that I am a recluse, and avoid such meetings. You may attempt to find me in the one place where I appear, at a conference, held every year in that cesspool of misery, Las Vegas.

Here, from the announcement, with far more exclamation points than I might use:

"Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas! DEF CON 18 will happen July 29th - August 1, 2010!"

That is all.

shrdlu
2 years ago

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@shrdlu: Ah. Prefer to dwell in the bashment of the Schiensh Building, do you? Well, in that case I shall continue to admire your wit from afar.

lavikinga
2 years ago

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@lavikinga: at least she won't be at comic con or star wars con

hobbit
2 years ago

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There have been some previous discussions on this:

http://deals.woot.com/questions/search?q=meta+vote+down

Also, to quote @snapster: "down-voting allows for more gaming / mob control of the democratic vote system while offering little true utility."

josefresno
2 years ago

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@josefresno: true and honestly the currenty system we have allows us to vote by abstention. We aren't voting for it because we think it is stupid. We may even comment on something and have a lively discussion on the deal or question with out voting for it.

hobbit
2 years ago

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This is only for people who have bought woots

We restrict voting to users who have purchased something from one of the other Woot stores. It's not just because we want your money (which we do) - it's the best way to be sure all the votes are coming from real people and not spam-bots or phony accounts. The best way we can think of, anyway. For now.

You can always get voting rights by buying something from one of Woot's other sites:

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If you think you've bought something from Woot before and still can't vote, make sure you're logged in with the same account you used to buy from us.

Geez, why so negative?

You have to vote up more before you can vote down.

Don't get us wrong. Negativity has its place. And downvotes are just as essential as upvotes when it comes to making Deals.Woot a useful place to find deals.

But when your votes lean so heavily toward the dark side, we have to wonder. Go vote up a few things. Accentuate the positive for a little while. It'll do you some good, and it'll do the site some good, too. Then you can get back to dealing out the smackdowns, OK?

Too late, we all heard you!

Hmm... you're wanting to take your vote back?

Well, that's a bit tricky. See, we do a lot of stuff with your vote, using it to work out the popularity of what you voted for, compare that to all the other things voted on, tally up our leaderboard, work out your reputation. Someday we'll do a little cartoon showing just how hard your vote is working.

Anyway, taking votes back messes all that up, so we give you five minutes, in case you just mis-clicked. After that we've got to say no take-backs. Luckily, votes are free, so feel free to throw them around left and right wherever you see fit.