Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes

I think voting should _not_ be more complicated as it is already. We have currently the choice to vote up, vote down, make a comment or do nothing. I think it is wrong to change the voting in any way, since users that have already XP get there points more easy then the other monks. The conclusion is to reset XP for all users if the system is changed in any way. Making a comment for downvotes prescribed is a first step to forbid downvotes at all. What about writeing the ratio between up and downvotes in the users homenode. And perhaps the downvote % and value behind the name in the 'Other Users' nodelet. And a list of top 100 downvoters.

Boris

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Re: Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes by disciple (Pilgrim) on Apr 05, 2004 at 16:31 UTC
I think my post was misunderstood. Please allow me to clarify. Is there a way to mark a node as technically incorrect? Yes there is, it requires either voting or posting a comment. I was asking that we recomment to voters, if they are downvoting for a technical reason to post a comment as well. This is to serve the readers and make it easier for them to know which responses are incorrect. I never mentioned revamping the voting system.	[reply]

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Re: Re: Encouraging comments for downvotes
by disciple (Pilgrim) on Apr 05, 2004 at 16:31 UTC

I think my post was misunderstood. Please allow me to clarify.

Is there a way to mark a node as technically incorrect? Yes there is, it requires either voting or posting a comment. I was asking that we recomment to voters, if they are downvoting for a technical reason to post a comment as well. This is to serve the readers and make it easier for them to know which responses are incorrect. I never mentioned revamping the voting system.

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