Re^2: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts.

Long line there. Perhaps you meant to use <blockquote>instead of <code>there?

That said, NodeReaper can remove nodes that are sufficiently downvoted, so I would say we have a mild form of damnatio memoriae functioning right here in the Monastary.

A deeper cleanup is of course possible, but you rapidly approach the Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? problem.

I can say with a fair sense of comfort that outright censorship runs counter to the philosophy of the Monastary, though I confess I have been sorely tempted to propose it toward some of the more recent ravings around here.

It might be beneficial to have a well-designed justification system built in alongside the voting system, but this late in Perl's lifespan I'm not sure the Return on Investement is high enough to warrant the effort.

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Re^3: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by aaron_baugher (Curate) on Jun 19, 2015 at 22:53 UTC
NodeReaper can remove nodes that are sufficiently downvoted Really? I thought reaping only applied to considered nodes. If that's true, it seems like a reasonable solution, but I'm surprised it hasn't come up in this conversation until now. How large a negative reputation is required to cause a node to be reaped? Aaron B. Available for small or large Perl jobs and *nix system administration; see my home node.	[reply]
Re^4: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 19, 2015 at 23:29 UTC
Appears as though your thoughts are correct. From how I read it, nodes only get reaped based on consider votes plus downvotes, not on downvotes alone: What is Reaping?. -stevieb	[reply]
Re^4: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by marinersk (Priest) on Jun 19, 2015 at 23:44 UTC
My comment was incomplete, but the error is really tangential to the point being made. :-)	[reply]
Re^5: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by aaron_baugher (Curate) on Jun 19, 2015 at 23:52 UTC
Not really, because if a node must be considered to be reaped, then there must be a valid reason to consider it. According to the current documentation on consideration (linked multiple times earlier in this thread), the kind of posts we're talking about don't qualify unless you consider them "offensive." (Being incorrect is specifically said not to be grounds for consideration.) They offend me, but the consensus seems to be that they aren't offensive, or at least not offensive enough to be censored like spam or porn. Aaron B. Available for small or large Perl jobs and *nix system administration; see my home node.	[reply]
Re^6: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by marinersk (Priest) on Jun 20, 2015 at 02:06 UTC
Re^3: Can I please have multiple downvotes per (certain monk's) posts. by Anonymous Monk on Jun 19, 2015 at 22:36 UTC
pointing out the reputation of a poster ... or the karma of a poster ... along with any "answer" he may provide seems like its not censorship, just extra data ...	[reply]