Originally Posted by
bryanb
I agree with you that we don't need to encourage negativity here. I can only imagine a new user asking a new user question and getting bombarded with dislikes.
You don't walk up to a group of people talking and then just randomly start shouting about whatever you want to talk about. Just like in "real life" there are rules to be followed. If you don't take time to observe the community before posting, then you deserve whatever dislikes you get.
That said, no forum would support ANY sort of action that can remotely discourage noobs. More members == more pageviews == more $$$.
An alternative: Perhaps until that person is an "established" member (like post count 100...or whatever it is to get into Omni, like that's some sort of reward), votes on their posts are ignored. Not ideal. You'd probably still have to count their votes (+ or -), because otherwise they won't feel like their input matters in any way.
Originally Posted by
bryanb
Inherently, neither "dislike" nor "like" is necessarily a reflection on the poster, depending on the context.
It doesn't matter what the person intends with their vote. It's the perception of the user that received the vote. Some people are very thin skinned.
Originally Posted by
bryanb
For example, I could post that XYZ Airline failed to honor my upgrades and lost my luggage. I would see "dislike" as a gesture of support in that case.
And you would be wrong
Great example of the confusing messages that likes/dislikes send.
Originally Posted by
Prospero
I'm not convinced by claims that the user feedback tool will be gamed. As far as I have read there's no benefit to be gained by using the tool insincerely.
im not convinced that the tool will create or encourage cliquey behaviour although it may highlight existing cliquey behaviour
Go to fatwallet & slickdeals and search for their threads discussing the addition of voting. The real problem here is there is no clear story for exactly how the votes will be used.
A few examples:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fatwallet/902629/
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fatwallet/903976/
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/off-topic/326900/
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fatwallet/1286031/
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fatwallet/1243033/
Suggestion: Go sign up as a member. Tell the community you're a mod at another site that's considering adding voting. See the sort of responses you get.
Originally Posted by
Prospero
personally, I believe this function should be given a proper trial run. It works on other bulletin boards, we have Internet Brands support and experience to guide us through this process
I agree a trial is worthwhile, but I'd suggest a limited scale, maybe 3-4 public forums. As for the second part, not sure if serious...
Originally Posted by
happytobeme
As a newbie I can share that I think the moderators do an excellent job of organizing the posts well enough that the truly useful posts are easy to spot.
Moderators don't organize posts. Can you clarify what you're referring to?