Deals.Woot

we have always been able to view people's voting history, as it were, as well as their comment history. I use it sometimes to go back and vote up their comments and make sure I voted on their deals, before they hit popular.

Transparency keeps 'em honest. I like this for the same reason i prefer publicly accountable voting records for all elected officials. If you're on record, its easy to spot the bad apples, as you seemed to here.

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant." -- Louis Brandeis, US Supreme Court Justice

@faughtey: I think what the OP meant is that this person has not posted any meaningful comments on the deals side at all, just snarky little comments on nearly every single deal that has been posted this week. I can think of one person who recently fits this description.

@hobbit: Heh, I need more coffee!

@lavikinga: I'm starting to think y'all outnumber us! I just recently found out that you're a girl.

I'm not knocking the transparency. Personally, I like it.
I just wonder if it would be fair of me to make my votes personal, instead of simply voting if a deal is good or not.

Knowing myself, I'll probably make it personal. :))

@anotherhiggins: Not having capital letters can throw off a name. I'm still trying to figure out a few here on deals. My call sign/screen name La Vikinga (Spanish for "The Viking"), is the nickname my father-in-law gave me upon our first meeting. I'm most definitely female.

@jasmine: Most of us vote for people as well as deals. I may not like something that gets posted as a deal (all that white gold jewelry - need more gold), but @prettywootprincess and @catbertthegreat nearly always get my votes. They are always looking for cool things for us, and a vote is a pretty simple reward for their efforts. Same with @shrdlu and @hobbit and @lavikinga and many others.
As for snarky comments, many of those come from people who frequent woot.com and their community comments are deliberately sarcastic, amusing, silly, snarky, lame, etc. Ask The Wooters tends more to be more considered and thoughtful commentary, with some occasional sidetracking into personal, amusing, sometimes sarcastic, but mostly helpful thoughts.
p.s. always make sure that @shrdlu has had plenty of coffee before you ask anything

@jasmine: Guess you have to ask yourself what is the order of importance when you vote on a deal? Value of the deal in general? Would YOU use the deal? Could others use the deal? Is the deal poster a real piece of work that you wouldn't help over a cliff? Etcetera. I know there are certain posters I absolutely will not vote on their deals or make comments on them, because I'm a bit childish that way ;)

@hobbit: Psst! @Hobbit! I don't know admitting that is such a good idea.

All kidding aside, @Jasmine was open about the How & Why of her voting and I appreciate seeing how others make their choices.
I've been voting willy nilly lately and only on things that catch my eye. Have to admit I've not been the most discerning Wooter. I've also been lax on not doing digging on a LOT of the things I've voted up, nor have I looked more into deals that I know nothing about to see if maybe I SHOULD vote on them rather than ignore (computer hardware, tech head stuff, etc.). And I have been terribly snarky when I probably shouldn't.

And some people I gladly do not vote for and just hope they go away, quickly because their inane comments are boring (none of those people are contributing this thread btw)

@anotherhiggins: Haha! I thought it was Lava King for a few days too. Makes so much more sense now. What doesn't make as much sense is why would your (@lavikinga) father-in-law, upon first meeting, pick that for you!? Were you singing opera with one of those awesome horn caps?

@lavikinga: I'm sure we've all been snarky at some point. I have, too. It's human nature.
But this guy is always snarky. I couldn't find one real contribution. Just snark snark snark...
Ugh.

I would suggest that the Original Poster (OP) look at the leaderboard, note which wooters comment on each others comments, deals, and replies to comments, then never vote for thier stuff again. It is laughable.

If you couldn't tell by the comments made by a particular group of wooters on this site, then you have no idea how many women are on here. Just look for the group comments that attack a different viewpoint, especially anything they consider "insensitive".

Yes, this is my "comment".

@ecriscit: "I would suggest that the Original Poster (OP) look at the leaderboard, note which wooters comment on each others comments, deals, and replies to comments, then never vote for thier stuff again. It is laughable."

You lost me on this. Please explain.

@ecriscit: Are you assuming some only vote for deals because it's done out of some odd cronyism? Isn't it possible the deals are really good? I don't understand how the gender of the poster is germane to your criticism.

I like guns, fast cars, expensive booze, hot & sweaty sex. I like titillation. I like men & think men are getting short shrift these days. I wear furs & leather. And diamonds. I carry a gun. I believe the 2nd Amendment protects the 1st. Short of crying "Fire" in a crowded theater, I believe that everyone is entitled to say what they wish & shouldn't be offended when others disagree. And they will disagree. So what? However, one should think about situational awareness & proceed accordingly. We call it public decorum.
I believe in limited government, the Protestant work ethic & the old proverb about teaching a man to fish. I also believe if you act like a ass, people will treat you accordingly. I'm a female. And MY voting doesn't always reflect who I am.

@lavikinga: Oh geeze do I have to share my political views too so people can see we are all vastly different? But that we all just like woot? How about this.
I am the youngest member of my DAR Chapter and the president of it and I am in my well early 40's - I also think sharing that much info is Too much info about me personally really. I was a border line punk in college and into my 20's and the only reason I sort of mellowed is because I chose a mainstream career. I belive that government needs to stay out of my personal life, off my personal property, and that there should be much much less Federal Government. I also believe we should be doing what we can to protect the planet for our future generations but in a reasonable manner, I get excited when I see companies like Standard Oil saying that they are going to invest in alternative power sources. I hate big business, but I do go to Wal Mart for my generic drugs - they are cheaper. I am a borderline techy I know my limits though

You have to remember also that if your seeing that a person has never voted on another persons items, chances are its not cause there rude, heartless, or care only about themselves. Chances are its cause they have never purchased anything directly from woot (not a user submitted deal) and so they do not have the ability to vote on others items.

@jasmine: This cliquishness he perceives could be because there are (so far) only a small number of people who help out answering questions. Contributing on BOTH sides of deals is part of the algorithm and THAT'S how some of us have ended up on the leaderboard. The stats will change as more people get involved in all sides of deals.woot.

@lavikinga: I plan on purchasing something so that I can vote, however on the days that I have gotten on and checked out woot, there hasn't been anything of interest to me. That's the only reason that I haven't purchased something. Not every deal woot offers appeals to everyone, and so far only a few deals have to me (but they were too pricey)

But I was thinking about getting the toffee. BUT I had my debit cards canceled this last week (fraud issues) and I don't get my new ones till tomorrow so I am kinda stuck.

@lavikinga: I actually don't drink at all, not a drop. I figured the best thing for me to purchase would be one of the t-shirts but I am waiting for a good one. If my debit card was working today than I would have purchased the table and chairs for my kids, so hopefully they get another good deal like that soon.