Re: Re: Null vote is incorrectly labelled?

What do /you/ suggest we call it

"==" seems in harmony with the proceeding "++" and "--", at least superficially.

I can't vouch for what confusion it might cause, some are more sensitive than others. And I surely wouldn't want to bruise the sensibilities of those who seem to care even more than me.

If it is a design constraint that the label itself be part of the perl expression then "+=0" fits, though it seems a little arbitrary.

...you care /way/ to much.

If you are trying to say it isn't a big issue, well duh :) Just call me Mother Teresa

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Re: Re: Re: Null vote is incorrectly labelled? by theorbtwo (Prior) on Jan 15, 2004 at 17:26 UTC
== implies that you're voting to keep the rep the same, or testing the rep. It implies even more strongly then += that you're going to loose a vote, which isn't what we're going for. It would be a good name if the "abstain/query" vote ever gets implemented, though. Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).	[reply]

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Re: Re: Re: Null vote is incorrectly labelled?
by theorbtwo (Prior) on Jan 15, 2004 at 17:26 UTC

== implies that you're voting to keep the rep the same, or testing the rep. It implies even more strongly then += that you're going to loose a vote, which isn't what we're going for.

It would be a good name if the "abstain/query" vote ever gets implemented, though.

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