I'd tend to say two things. First off, it is correct. The pattern set by the other two, and continued into the third, is that they are a part of a perl expression. If you prepend $NODE->{reputation} to them, then you'll get an expression that shows how the node's rep is changed. In this case, it isn't changed at all, and +=0 expresses that flawlessly.

OTOH, the patten set by the other two that it removes 1 vote from your pool of votes. That's a false pattern, clearly, and nowhere do "++" and "--" suggest that.

What do /you/ suggest we call it, that still fits the pattern from the other two, and has the same semantics. Oh, and that won't confuse people upon seeing it change?

Remember how I said I had two things to say? The second is that you care /way/ to much.

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In reply to Re: Null vote is incorrectly labelled? by theorbtwo
in thread Null vote is incorrectly labelled? by EdwardG

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