I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars between Sysops and Users.

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 03:43 pm

I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars between Sysops and Users.

Care to elaborate on that?

digital man

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 03:43 pm

I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars between Sysops and Users.

I haven't heard about any sysops arguing with users about the voting. Where are you seeing this?

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 03:43 pm

Care to elaborate on that?

digital man

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Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

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I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars
between Sysops and Users.

Really? On what actual evidence do you base such a claim?


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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 06:53 pm

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

There was no arguing there between sysops and users, it was mainly other users noting that you often upvote your own messages, which is a bit tacky. That's not really what message voting is intended for.. Normally you'd upvote/downvote other messages. Upvoting your own messages is like patting yourself on the back.

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Re: Vote System
By: Nightfox to The Millionaire on Thu Jan 30 2020 08:26 pm

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

There was no arguing there between sysops and users, it was mainly other users noting that you often upvote your own messages, which is a bit tacky. That's not really what message voting is intended for.. Normally you'd upvote/downvote other messages. Upvoting your own messages is like patting yourself on the back.

Speaking of which, I've wondered if Synchronet should prevent users from upvoting their own messages. I've seen web forums that don't let you upvote your own messages.

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 06:53 pm

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

Where?

digital man

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Re: Vote System
By: Nightfox to All on Thu Jan 30 2020 08:28 pm

Re: Vote System
By: Nightfox to The Millionaire on Thu Jan 30 2020 08:26 pm

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

There was no arguing there between sysops and users, it was mainly other users noting that you often upvote your own messages, which is a bit tacky. That's not really what message voting is intended for.. Normally you'd upvote/downvote other messages. Upvoting your own messages is like patting yourself on the back.

Speaking of which, I've wondered if Synchronet should prevent users from upvoting their own messages. I've seen web forums that don't let you upvote your own messages.

I supposed it could. But, it's only one vote really. <shrug>

digital man

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 18:53:13

I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars
between Sysops and Users.

Care to elaborate on that?

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

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Re: Vote System
By: Nightfox to All on Thu Jan 30 2020 20:28:26

I've wondered if Synchronet should prevent users from upvoting their
own messages.

+1

I've seen web forums that don't let you upvote your own messages.

yup...


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Re: Vote System
By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Thu Jan 30 2020 09:12 pm

Speaking of which, I've wondered if Synchronet should prevent users
from upvoting their own messages. I've seen web forums that don't let
you upvote your own messages.

I supposed it could. But, it's only one vote really. <shrug>

Yeah, it's a fairly small detail.

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 03:43 pm

I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars between Sysops and Users.

I've seen no evidence of that.

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 06:53 pm

Care to elaborate on that?

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

WAAAH! PEOPLE DOWNVOTE MY MESSAGES SO IT IS A BAD IDEA! WAAAH!


Have you considered that, maybe, just maybe, the issue is ... you?

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 15:43:45

I think the vote system was a bad idea. Just causes flame wars between Sysops
and Users.

Can you point to an example of one of these flame wars that the voting extensions have triggered?

Perhaps this will be the first one.

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Re: Vote System
By: The Millionaire to Digital Man on Thu Jan 30 2020 18:53:13

Well look at all the trouble it caused me using it, for example.

What trouble is that?

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Can you point to an example of one of these flame wars that the voting extensio
s have triggered?

Perhaps this will be the first one.

We can only hope! :)


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I haven't heard about any sysops arguing with users about the voting. Where are you seeing this?

I'm going to vote on this issue right now using the voting system.

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