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Why not add a feature to vote a user up or down?

Apr 11, 2012 2:42 PM

Sometimes a user writes a really snippy, inappropiate, or just plain moronic statement that makes me want to vote THEM down, and not just the comment they made.

baronz baronz

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I'd like a feature where instead of voting a person a down I could poke them in the eye through the internet. Hell, I'd pay for that feature...

kamikazeken kamikazeken
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@baronz: Good is relative. At the time of this comment, 11 people have deemed it not a good question.

tsfisch tsfisch
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Right, but I think my question raises a valid issue on "measuring" people. It's a good question, and it's already voted well into negative.

How do you separate this from a troll?

baronz baronz
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Not to harsh on your idea, but people already do this by reflexively downvoting posters no matter what they post. (I'm not judging people, we have a voting feature, that's how some people use it. Simple facts.) Why so negative, folks? Close the window, back space, move on.

inkycatz inkycatz
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@falcondeal: Hmm, true...

I didn't troll on the last guy who made a stupid comment in response to something I said to educate our fellow wooters on prices, I just down-voted and moved on with my life.

baronz baronz
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Those same people who like to make those inappropriate comments would have a field day with that feature....

tarasadies tarasadies
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That would put trolling to a new level! Also seems a little vindictive.

falcondeal falcondeal

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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.

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