@Arkturos saidIn fact that would be filling threads with opposition posts even faster. (I assume you would need to add a post for a "Thumb down".
How does that sound?
Up-votes generally indicate agreement with nothing more to add, but disagreement is another matter.
as was discussed often here the thumbs don't really play a reasonable role on the site. I would abandon the thumb system altogether if I had to decide.
@Ponderable saidI agree my friend. I think if the were to say who they were a post would have to follow. Which adds more arguing and I think everyone does enough of that on their own. A thumb up or down is to be quick, in and out. Stopping to post or argue even more does not sound like fun.
In fact that would be filling threads with opposition posts even faster. (I assume you would need to add a post for a "Thumb down".
as was discussed often here the thumbs don't really play a reasonable role on the site. I would abandon the thumb system altogether if I had to decide.
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@Ponderable saidYeah, makes sense. Requiring a post to explain a down-vote would probably just add more fuel to the negative churn (as @Michael-Martin also indicated in his post), probably with more detriment than benefit.
In fact that would be filling threads with opposition posts even faster. (I assume you would need to add a post for a "Thumb down".
as was discussed often here the thumbs don't really play a reasonable role on the site. I would abandon the thumb system altogether if I had to decide.
And now I'm thinking the negative-voters would complain and say that requiring explanations from them but not the up-voters impinges on their free-speech rights.
Maybe you have the better idea: to just eliminate the thumbs entirely -- but as you have reminded me, this has already been discussed, so we can probably assume a decision has already been made to leave things as they are.
@Arkturos said@Kevin,
Yeah, makes sense. Requiring a post to explain a down-vote would probably just add more fuel to the negative churn (as @Michael-Martin also indicated in his post), probably with more detriment than benefit.
And now I'm thinking the negative-voters would complain and say that requiring explanations from them but not the up-voters impinges on their free-speech rights.
Ma ...[text shortened]... n discussed, so we can probably assume a decision has already been made to leave things as they are.
There comes a time when it is best to leave well enough alone.
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@Ponderable and @Michael-Martin , I very much appreciate that you both stayed on-topic and addressed the idea I had proposed, unlike two other participants in this thread.
@Arkturos saidListen Kevin, The topic on the thumbs up and down gets very old after awhile. Why bring it up again??? Do you like controversy, because that is all your doing. Kissing up to a couple of posters isn't going to change anything!!!
@Ponderable and @Michael-Martin , I very much appreciate that you both stayed on-topic and addressed the idea I had proposed, unlike two other participants in this thread.
BTW: FYI telling someone not to post while drunk isn't staying on Topic, you sound very hypocritical and silly even making that statement then thanking people for stay on topic when you yourself went off Topic!
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