RE: Change Kudos to Likes?
October 30, 2012 at 7:32 pm
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2012 at 7:35 pm by Gilgamesh.)
(October 30, 2012 at 6:29 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: I was on a forum one time that had a rate up/rate down system and you could set up your profile to only view posts with a positive rating, or only above -5 or something like that. It was great because the dumb or obnoxious got voted out of existence effectively. I eventually switched my profile to view all because I like knowing the worst things people post.
That's fucking horrible. Discussion boards don't work when parts of the discussion are removed for some parties. This is exactly what I'm talking about when I say negative ratings blurs the line between stupid and unpopular. You'll be ignored just for having an unpopular opinion. You won't even be able to justify your opinion because you won't be heard.
+/- ratings creates gang mentality too. People are likely to -1 a post that is already way below and vice versa.
