Everybody knows that people vote in many different ways. I'd just like to point out a couple of facts on how I vote:

• If the node reflects that the poster knows what he's talking about, I ++ the node;
• If the node raises an interesting point/question, I ++ the node;
• If the node (and this one usually happens in SoPW) is naive but gets answers that are likely to increase the experience (real-life experience) of the poster, I ++ the node (think of it like "the guy didn't know it, but now he does");
• If the guy is interested in doing something imoral (spam, spyware, etc), I -- the node (though I sometimes don't know this is fair, or I think I might be judging incorrectly).

I might have other rules (it's not as if I follow a guide book each time I vote), but these are the ones I remember ATM, and the ones I'd like to share with you, especially the third one, as I don't think most people follow a similar one.

What about you? How do you vote?

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