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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:26 AM Original message |
The problem with the unrec feature - We can't see a thread's rating when it goes negative |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Great Point !!! |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think its an attempt to be positive and nice. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. good point... I have to mull over that for a bit. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. On 2nd thought.. The problem remains... Recommending threads after they reach neg is meaningless |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. But if enough hit Rec, they'll move into pos. territory. I think it's a bit biased to show the pos. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yep. Youtube has a feature that allows poster to suspend comments |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. This is DU. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. exactly - no point in rubbing it in. |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I think that's absurd. Did posters feel humiliated when they got 0 recs? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. The Admins felt the count totals were causing math confusion. |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
4. I don't care much for this feature. Too easy for lurking trolls to use |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. I agree to a certain point |
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masuki bance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 03:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. We could only allow white landowners who have donated over |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. white MALE land owners. lol |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Or create a list of those voting rec or unrec. HP has a feature |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Good points. Trolls can get a free moniker here, but they're loathed to |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. I like that idea - try sending it to admins. |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
28. DING ding ding ding ... n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
6. I wish they showed the counts, too. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. me too! if I saw my thread had a rating of -200 I might rethink my position or my threads. lol |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. Recommend this thread. Well put, Liberal_in_LA. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'm glad others agree. It took me 24 hours to figure out what was bugging me about this system. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. It is very non-transparent. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. It would be nice to see the negative total, but some thread starters would be crushed. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I've had posts generate major negative response. I can't say that seeing a neg number would be worse |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Your best friend is the person who will tell you that you have B.O. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. They'd publicly dismiss those 90% as RWers & trolls. I really don't understand why a neg. vote |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. Maybe it's irrelevant when a thread is unpopular enough to be have fewer than zero recs. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
15. I've seen lots of "pro-unrecommend function" posts who insisted that it was only fair for people |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
18. Often I'll use the number of replies as an indicator of whether/not |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
24. I'd get rid of the less than 0 count and fix it a 0 |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
26. "Under the old system everyone could see exactly where a thread stood in terms of popularity" |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
27. The rec and unrec is mutating to I agree and I disagree |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. I think it should be all or nothing |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. I measure the popularity of a thread by the # of replies. (n/t) |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. Because nuking is about annihilating information not about what it pretends to be. |
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jakeXT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. Wasn't there a version with how many recs you had and the actual count with the unrecs ? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yes, but it was quickly stopped. Probably to save hurt feelings. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-12-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yes-- but it had nothing to do with hurt feelings. Here's what they said. |
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