15 Jul 04
Originally posted by marinakatombThen I'd just have to go through and give Ivanhoe an anti rec for every post he's ever made. It just wouldn't be worth the effort. 😴
Any chance of an 'anti' rec? I would quite like to be able to register my distaste at a post without having to get caught up in a fight when i do. This way all the usual suspects can come with a warning of sorts 😉
Nice
James 😛
15 Jul 04
Originally posted by DreamlaXthey had this one the GK forums when they were alive (that was about 2 years ago...😕)
Recommendations are there because people think it is worthy of reading. If you don't think it is worthy, don't assume it is not worthy for other people. People would abuse anti-rec.
A recommendation is like a gift, and an anti-rec is like stealing.
and they sucked...i think i endedup on -17...i mean-it sounds a good idea at the outset, but it'll just be abused.
you had all the christains in the -'s, and all the anti-christians were sitting there in hte 50's...
it just turns into a "which side is larger" forum, not who posts the best posts type thing...
15 Jul 04
Originally posted by geniusSounds like fun! 😉
they had this one the GK forums when they were alive (that was about 2 years ago...😕)
and they sucked...i think i endedup on -17...i mean-it sounds a good idea at the outset, but it'll just be abused.
you had all the christains in the -'s, and all the anti-christians were sitting there in hte 50's...
it just turns into a "which side is larger" forum, not who posts the best posts type thing...
-Kev
16 Jul 04
Originally posted by geniusGenius, that doesn't necessarily make it bad; it's the natural order of things. A chemical equilibrium is a good analogy there.
they had this one the GK forums when they were alive (that was about 2 years ago...😕)
and they sucked...i think i endedup on -17...i mean-it sounds a good idea at the outset, but it'll just be abused.
you had all the christains in the -'s, and all the anti-christians were sitting there in hte 50's...
it just turns into a "which side is larger" forum, not who posts the best posts type thing...
😉
16 Jul 04
Originally posted by royalchickeni'm not sure-look in the debates. all the big posters have roughly the same amount of recs (~120). i mean-i only rec posts that can be taken in context on their own (eg have a quote), and are either very funny or kinda meaningful...😛
Oh, I'm just joking aorund, but I suspect the rec system is ocmpletely misused too. Note that the situation would be exactly the same if we had only anti-recs.
and -17 wasn't the lowest!
16 Jul 04
Originally posted by royalchickenI suspect so too. The problem (in my mind at least) with the rec system is that, all too often, one person's recommended post is anothers most-hated-post-ever.
Oh, I'm just joking aorund, but I suspect the rec system is ocmpletely misused too. Note that the situation would be exactly the same if we had only anti-recs.
More often than not I expect that the rec'd posts are simply ones which are most akin to the recommender's viewpoint, rather than being representative of anything particularly special. (I admit I have rec'd posts that I simply agree with lots.)
More representative, I suppose, would be an overall score -ative to +ative with some kind of moderation a la slashdot. But that's still open to abuse or whatnot.
16 Jul 04
Originally posted by marinakatombNot a bad idea with one condition, that the anti-recs do not cancel out the recs. I would get a kick out of building up anti-rec points! 🙂 And I bet others would too, especially the debaters.
Any chance of an 'anti' rec? I would quite like to be able to register my distaste at a post without having to get caught up in a fight when i do. This way all the usual suspects can come with a warning of sorts 😉
Nice
James 😛
16 Jul 04
Originally posted by mrmistI meant misused in the sense that posts should be rec-ed to be put on the rec-ed list, ie if they are seen as worthwhile reading for everyone else. Thhus posts that are very good but likely of little interest to most don't necessarily need a lot of recs.
I suspect so too. The problem (in my mind at least) with the rec system is that, all too often, one person's recommended post is anothers most-hated-post-ever.
More often than not I expect that the rec'd posts are simply ones which are most akin to the recommender's viewpoint, rather than being representative of anything particularly special. (I admit ...[text shortened]... o +ative with some kind of moderation a la slashdot. But that's still open to abuse or whatnot.
17 Jul 04
Originally posted by geniusNo; it would be the same in that the best posters would be those with the most recs, although I think there would be fewer anti-recs than there are recs now, as mediocre posts tend to get passed over and people are reluctant to provide negative feedback in general.
i'm not sure-look in the debates. all the big posters have roughly the same amount of recs (~120). i mean-i only rec posts that can be taken in context on their own (eg have a quote), and are either very funny or kinda meaningful...😛
and -17 wasn't the lowest!
I say keep the system as-is.
19 Jul 04
Problems:
1) "go through and give ******* an anti rec for every post he's ever made"
If someone is that contentious as to inspire someone to give anti-recs for all his posts then perhaps it's a good thing, it gives fair warning to anyone meeting him for the first time on the forums that he is a contentious poster.
2) "Recommendations are there because people think it is worthy of reading. If you don't think it is worthy, don't assume it is not worthy for other people. People would abuse anti-rec.
A recommendation is like a gift, and an anti-rec is like stealing."
The only things unworthy of reading would be the posts that require removal by the admins.
The purpose of anti-recs as I see it would be to provide balance and perspective to someone's rec total, not to rate posts for "read-worthiness". i.e. the anti-recs dont need to be listed next to the post, in fact I'd argue strongly against that as well as having a list of anti-recced posts.
You also wouldn't want the anti-recs to negate the recs, obviously that would be unfair.
Having said that we shouldn't list the anti-rec posts, it still might be fun to have the MOST anti-recced post of the week award 🙂
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