MineralMan
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Tue Dec-14-10 01:44 PM
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| 27. Unrecommended, because it doesn't matter. |
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Posts either get discussed or they do not. The number of recommendations or their opposite have nothing to do with whether the post is discussed or not.
Personally, I do not pay any attention to the number of recommendations for any original post I make. They seem irrelevant to the number of replies and replies to those replies. It just doesn't matter. Sometimes, I'll make a post and it gets almost no discussion at all. Other times, one of my OPs gets hundreds of posts attached to it. I could tell you why that was for each post. It never has anything to do with the rec count. That's a different matter, and is only relevant to the Greatest Page and the Top Ten page. Few people use those to find posts they want to read in the first place.
It does not matter, and has been over-discussed here.
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| -Do you think the rec/unrec system leads to reduced discussion on DU? |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:09 PM |
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No, it doesn't influence me a bit. People who unrec me can kiss my royal Italian ass. |
Amerigo Vespucci |
Dec-14-10 01:11 PM |
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Unrec |
erodriguez |
Dec-15-10 12:22 AM |
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well, this was unrecc'd by someone who couldn't be bothered discussing anything |
villager |
Dec-14-10 01:11 PM |
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Heh! It sure does. |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:21 PM |
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Yes. n/t |
WillParkinson |
Dec-14-10 01:12 PM |
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My OP absolutely applies to recs as much as Unrecs |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:23 PM |
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I know... |
WillParkinson |
Dec-14-10 01:24 PM |
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Yes. The rec button is a meaningless copout. nt |
thereismore |
Dec-14-10 01:14 PM |
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Unrec'd just to be an asshole. |
HopeHoops |
Dec-14-10 01:15 PM |
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no |
hfojvt |
Dec-14-10 01:15 PM |
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For the love of COD, LET IT GO...................... |
Maru Kitteh |
Dec-14-10 01:16 PM |
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leads to a lot of discussion of recs/unrecs and who does them... |
hlthe2b |
Dec-14-10 01:17 PM |
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Using the greatest page is for those who follow the herd. |
CBGLuthier |
Dec-14-10 01:18 PM |
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I disagree and rec things I think others should read. |
DCKit |
Dec-14-10 01:46 PM |
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Maybe the administrators should consider limiting |
Cleita |
Dec-14-10 01:19 PM |
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Yes, I do. Threads can get tons of recs--and NO discussion at all |
blondeatlast |
Dec-14-10 01:20 PM |
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unrec'd on principle |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-14-10 01:21 PM |
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But at least you're discussing things |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:25 PM |
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Nnnnnnope. And unrec, as is my habit with every thread concerning unrec. n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-14-10 01:21 PM |
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So, in your view, it is definitionally impossible to have a discussion of discussions? |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:28 PM |
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Zactly. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-14-10 06:56 PM |
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Kewl |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 10:08 PM |
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'Tis |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-14-10 10:21 PM |
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Ayup. N/T n/t |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 10:30 PM |
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I would like a "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" column |
NightWatcher |
Dec-14-10 01:24 PM |
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I think it really only makes a difference to those who let it. |
Forkboy |
Dec-14-10 01:24 PM |
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I understand what you're saying, but that misses the point. |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 01:31 PM |
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"...louse click." In many cases, that's precisely what they are... |
blondeatlast |
Dec-14-10 01:36 PM |
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Ack! |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 06:49 PM |
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I have no way to know how many would have commented instead anyways. |
Forkboy |
Dec-14-10 01:45 PM |
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+1...nt |
SidDithers |
Dec-14-10 01:42 PM |
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Yip, it would seem that just the Replying number of posts would equate with "Greatest" --that is, |
UTUSN |
Dec-14-10 01:29 PM |
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That's how I'd treat it if it were my discussion forum. |
MineralMan |
Dec-14-10 01:46 PM |
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I didn't really understand it until recently |
DemocratAholic |
Dec-14-10 01:34 PM |
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No. (nt) |
Heidi |
Dec-14-10 01:42 PM |
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Gauging by the seemingly endless stream of rec/unrec button navel gazing threads... |
salvorhardin |
Dec-14-10 01:43 PM |
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Unrecommended, because it doesn't matter. |
MineralMan |
Dec-14-10 01:44 PM |
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Think we are seeing huge numbers of articles every day which leave me time ... |
defendandprotect |
Dec-14-10 01:48 PM |
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D&P |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 11:00 PM |
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Unreccomended...heard it all before |
Upton |
Dec-14-10 01:48 PM |
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Scary, but I agree with you on this, Upton. BTW, no SF49er avatar?? |
madinmaryland |
Dec-14-10 07:12 PM |
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Am I the only one here who doesn't even look at the number of Recs a post has?? |
cbdo2007 |
Dec-14-10 01:49 PM |
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No, you're not the only one. |
reflection |
Dec-14-10 01:52 PM |
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No, you aren't the only one. I rarely check out the greatest page, either. |
Arkansas Granny |
Dec-14-10 01:53 PM |
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I understand that many poeple feel as you do. But that misses the point of the OP |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 08:28 PM |
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I think it may actually reduce squabbling. |
reflection |
Dec-14-10 01:50 PM |
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I can't remember for sure, but wasn't there a limit, at one time, on how |
Arkansas Granny |
Dec-14-10 01:51 PM |
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Awww, Jeez.... |
madinmaryland |
Dec-14-10 01:56 PM |
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Pardon me |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 08:31 PM |
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The rec/unrec system has deteriorated into a useless feature. |
MineralMan |
Dec-14-10 02:17 PM |
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^^^ for some ^^^^ |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-14-10 02:50 PM |
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I don't care about it one way or the other, it doesn't influence what i read but I understand those |
uppityperson |
Dec-14-10 02:19 PM |
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Dupe |
MineralMan |
Dec-14-10 02:20 PM |
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Maybe they could should show both recs and unrecs? |
originalpckelly |
Dec-14-10 02:21 PM |
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I would say that most DUer's don't spend even one second a |
deaniac21 |
Dec-14-10 03:16 PM |
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Rec/Unrec is not the problem |
MrScorpio |
Dec-14-10 03:19 PM |
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I don't. Even if they didn't exist... |
pipi_k |
Dec-14-10 07:08 PM |
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it's the anonymous neener |
spanone |
Dec-14-10 08:30 PM |
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I like "views" and was thrilled to see that feature, BUT |
SoCalDem |
Dec-14-10 08:53 PM |
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I'm really glad to see someone else who gets it. |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-14-10 10:20 PM |
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you ever see a narwhal give birth? |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 10:32 PM |
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No - I think it's because uncontroversial posts don't garner replies. |
Matariki |
Dec-14-10 10:40 PM |
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Negative.. |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 11:04 PM |
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Nope. |
Iggo |
Dec-14-10 11:01 PM |
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Jesus was a space alien. |
Blue-Jay |
Dec-14-10 11:03 PM |
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600+ views and 64 responses as I type this. I'd say the answer is no. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Dec-14-10 11:10 PM |
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The OP didn't ask about "you". It asked the question far more broadly. |
Stinky The Clown |
Dec-15-10 05:37 AM |
#66 |
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