Originally posted by Trev33SwissGambit Seal of Approval®
The whole point of the recommended posts page is to give the view a brief list of the interesting posts of the past week. The way the system is a post with 2 thumbs up and no thumbs down appears ahead of a post with 9 thumbs up and 8 thumbs down.
Which post would you rather read?
Originally posted by Trev33Trev, why not rank the Recommended Posts by a combined total of the Thumbs Up and Down. Though I've seen a few posts with two dozen, the seventeen (9 + 8) in your example would surely be near the top of page one. The issue is readership.
The whole point of the recommended posts page is to give the view a brief list of the interesting posts of the past week. The way the system is a post with 2 thumbs up and no thumbs down appears ahead of a post with 9 thumbs up and 8 thumbs down.
Which post would you rather read?
Originally posted by Grampy BobbySince 17 thumbs down and none up would rate a post equally high, but probably signify the contents as drivel.
Trev, why not rank the Recommended Posts by a combined total of the Thumbs Up and Down. Though I've seen a few posts with two dozen, the seventeen (9 + 8) in your example would surely be near the top of page one. The issue is readership.
I support the original idea.
Originally posted by PonderableDrivel is ignored; provocative posts elicit replies from conversationalists with differing points of view (and drive by Thumbs Down only from cowards). Giving these posts and host threads higher profile invites increased conversation; public forum post volume drives site advertiser revenues. Seventeen Thumbs Down is highly unlikely, unless privately encouraged.
Since 17 thumbs down and none up would rate a post equally high, but probably signify the contents as drivel.
I support the original idea.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyPeople thumb your posts down for a reason.
Trev, why not rank the Recommended Posts by a combined total of the Thumbs Up and Down. Though I've seen a few posts with two dozen, the seventeen (9 + 8) in your example would surely be near the top of page one. The issue is readership.
Originally posted by darvlayWould the "reason" relate to assessments made on page two of Thread 156283?
People thumb your posts down for a reason.
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Originally posted by Trev33It is 'Recommended Posts', not 'Most Interesting Posts'.
The whole point of the recommended posts page is to give the view a brief list of the interesting posts of the past week. The way the system is a post with 2 thumbs up and no thumbs down appears ahead of a post with 9 thumbs up and 8 thumbs down.
Which post would you rather read?
A post with 8 thumbs down isn't really 'recommended' now, is it?
Also, controversy does not make a post 'interesting'.
No, the thumbs down is vital info. I see what you're trying to do here. Your aim is to remove any reason for voting thumbs down on any post. Why bother to vote it down if 9 morons can get together and vote a post up and get it on the page, despite 8 or 9 thumbs down votes?
Maybe you should just figure out how to write better posts, instead of relying on people with bad taste.
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Originally posted by SuzianneSo if a post with 8 thumbs down isn't recommended neither is a post with 10 thumbs up by your theory. I'd rather read the post with 10 thumbs up and 8 down over the boring chess forum 2 thumbs up post any day.
It is 'Recommended Posts', not 'Most Interesting Posts'.
A post with 8 thumbs down isn't really 'recommended' now, is it?
Also, controversy does not make a post 'interesting'.
No, the thumbs down is vital info. I see what you're trying to do here. Your aim is to remove any reason for voting thumbs down on any post. Why bother to vote it down if ...[text shortened]... u should just figure out how to write better posts, instead of relying on people with bad taste.
And there's not a 'hidden agenda' about every post in the forums, unlike you might believe some are just as they appear.
I can say the same about 9, or even 4 morons getting together and pushing what should be a a high rated post down, as we see many times in the general forum.
Originally posted by SuzianneIf it's not 'most interesting', it should be.
It is 'Recommended Posts', not 'Most Interesting Posts'.
A post with 8 thumbs down isn't really 'recommended' now, is it?
Also, controversy does not make a post 'interesting'.
No, the thumbs down is vital info. I see what you're trying to do here. Your aim is to remove any reason for voting thumbs down on any post. Why bother to vote it down if ...[text shortened]... u should just figure out how to write better posts, instead of relying on people with bad taste.
And absolutely, controversy makes a post interesting. You could not be more wrong on that one.
Originally posted by Trev33"I can say the same about 9, or even 4 morons getting together and pushing what should be a a high rated post down, as we see many times in the general forum."
So if a post with 8 thumbs down isn't recommended neither is a post with 10 thumbs up by your theory. I'd rather read the post with 10 thumbs up and 8 down over the boring chess forum 2 thumbs up post any day.
And there's not a 'hidden agenda' about every post in the forums, unlike you might believe some are just as they appear.
I can say the same about ...[text shortened]... and pushing what should be a a high rated post down, as we see many times in the general forum.
Happens frequently with 3-4...