If the node talks about voting, -- the node.

Not necessarily. I've seen the topic come up occasionally without negative reaction. It's not so much the discussion of voting that is received negatively, it's when people start telling other people how they should vote. It doesn't particularly seem to matter whether it is polite and non-confrontational or not. When certain words start creeping into those posts, ought, should, must, because... That's when they always seem to attract those -- votes.

As for the OP's question: I tend to be liberal with the ++ votes, but sparse with the -- votes. I tend to vote similarly anyway, with a few extra conditions. Nodes that I add to my personal nodelet always get a ++. Nodes that generate a lot of interesting discussion general get a ++, even if I don't agree with the OP. I have to admit I do tend to selfishly upvote my monk heroes without much regard to content, though. :)

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In reply to Re^2: How I vote by naChoZ
in thread How I vote by cog

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