Thread: A No Thanks, of sorts
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Milhouse is offline Milhouse
2009-10-20 , 18:28
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#43
Originally Posted by ysss View Post
I think a negative vote isn't a good concept to implement in a community because it can easily foster ill will and many tit-for-tat fights.

I'd suggest reducing the karmic value of basic 'thanks' to 1/5th of its current value, and adding a 'Useful' button\flag that has the value of current Thanks.

This way we can still pass on our 'thanks' for those friendly and entertaining posts but have the option of giving a more weighty 'Useful' post that we deem more worthy.
I think there's a lot of merit in this proposal... posts can be "Thanked" for so many reasons, some frivolous, whereas a "Useful" vote count would (hopefully) suggest the recipient has added something useful, and more importantly on topic, for the community at large (although this can't be guaranteed of course).

Perhaps "Thanks" should stay as it is - ie. easy to apply to each post with a single click - with a low-ish Karma weighting for the recipient, and a "Useful" (aka Reputation) count introduced with a more sizeable Karma weighting. There should be a limit of one "Useful" vote per thread from each member to prevent abuse, and perhaps a mandatory comment too which could be seen by the recipient.

I'm sure there are several "reputation" hacks available for vBulletin.

I also agree that a "No Thanks" system may be seen as negative, and unnecessary for this community.
 

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