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nwr
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Message 55 of 258 (574876)
08-18-2010 8:48 AM
Reply to: Message 50 by RAZD
08-16-2010 8:00 PM


Re: positive rating only avoids problems
RAZD writes:
positive rating only avoids problems
I participate in two forums that have a "positive rating only" system. In both, it is a binary rating. All you can do is give a vote of approval.
In forum A, the vote is public for all to see.
In forum B, the vote is private and seen only by the author of the approved post.
In both cases, the identity of the voter is made available to whoever sees the vote.
Both of these actually work, though in different ways.
It quickly becomes clear in forum A, that the public vote is being used as a public statement, typically an approval of the content (but not necessarily the writing style) of the post.
At forum B it is a bit harder to assess, but it mostly seems to be used as a private way of thanking people for particularly good posts, and often this has as much to do with style as with content.

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Message 62 of 258 (577888)
08-30-2010 10:00 PM
Reply to: Message 61 by RAZD
08-30-2010 8:42 PM


Re: Tram getting "1" message ratings -- make that the default rating
RAZD writes:
Except people mark a post 1 because they don't like what it says, regardless of how well written or on topic it is, and mark posts a 5 because they like what it says, regardless of how off topic it is and how much it fails to address the issue/s.
That seems to be a rather sweeping generalization.
I give a message a 5 if it is unusually well written and well argued. Admittedly, I am not as likely to think a message well argued if it has a seriously wrong conclusion. But it isn't the conclusion that I am rating on.
I don't actually rate very many messages.

Jesus was a liberal hippie

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Message 96 of 258 (633015)
09-12-2011 12:22 AM
Reply to: Message 95 by RAZD
09-11-2011 11:57 PM


Re: Kudos for cheers and jeers ... but
People will still vote as they want to vote. I don't think it is worth all of the programming trouble to make the changes you suggest.
Personally, I give a "+" mainly for exceptioinally well written posts or posts with exceptionally important content. And I give a "-" mostly for posts that are incoherent or that contain abusive language.
There's one exception to the above that I am experimenting with. And that's for posts in PNT. For a PNT post, I give a "+" for "please promote - this is an interesting topic" and a "-" for "I see this as a topic not worthy of promotion."

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Message 99 of 258 (659318)
04-14-2012 7:16 PM
Reply to: Message 98 by Kairyu
04-14-2012 5:20 PM


Re: jeers
Kairyu writes:
While a cheer as a sign of approval holds some merit, what do jeers have?
I rarely jeer a message based on content alone.
I do occasionally jeer messages for being nasty and mean-spirited. And I do sometimes jeer messages for being incoherent.
I sometimes jeer PNT posts, as a hint that I don't think this PNT warrants approval.
It seems to me that if jeers are used intelligently, then they can be useful.

Jesus was a liberal hippie

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Message 113 of 258 (714536)
12-23-2013 12:52 PM
Reply to: Message 111 by Tanypteryx
12-23-2013 11:05 AM


Re: No Jeers
I apologize for screwing it up for everyone else.
I don't have a problem with the way you have participated. No apology needed IMO. (I disagree with the part of Admin's comment that you quoted).

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Message 119 of 258 (714602)
12-24-2013 10:23 AM
Reply to: Message 118 by Admin
12-24-2013 8:45 AM


Re: No Jeers
No apology necessary, it wasn't your fault, Adminnemooseus just thought the message ratings needed to be reined back.
Is this the place to express my disagreement with Adminnemooseus? I thought the cheers and jeers were working very well. Now we are going to miss those red markers from Faith and others.

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Message 127 of 258 (714655)
12-25-2013 11:25 AM
Reply to: Message 123 by Admin
12-25-2013 8:01 AM


Re: No Jeers
It looks like your voice has been heard.
Thanks to whoever changed it back.
And a Merry Christmas to everybody, including those who give me jeers.

Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity

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Message 153 of 258 (715662)
01-08-2014 8:28 AM
Reply to: Message 148 by Adminnemooseus
01-07-2014 10:29 PM


Re: Ideally, a (+) for a very good message, a (-) for a very bad message
Adminnemooseus writes:
This is NOT at all how I saw you using the (+)/(-) system. Instead, you seemed to just give most to all of the evolution side messages a (+) and most to all of the creationist side messages a (-). Which, to me, was nothing much more than you being a jerk (OSLT).
I disagree, and I consider that an unfair analysis.
You are taking the ID viewpoint: the feature was designed by an intelligent agent, and its purpose comes from the intentions of the designer.
I prefer the evolution viewpoint: the feature evolved through a process of trial and error, and it gets its purpose from the way that it is being used.
It has turned out that the way it is used varies. But that's hardly surprising.
Some people have been using the "cheer" for "I agree" and the jeer for "I disagree". Wouldn't the "jerk" designation be more appropriate for somebody who posted a reply "I agree" or a reply "I disagree" to just about every message?
People have adapted to using the cheer/jeer system as a form of communication. People vary in how they use it, as with any system of communication.
My suggestion: put back the jeer button, and embrace the way that people are actually using the system.

Fundamentalism - the anti-American, anti-Christian branch of American Christianity

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