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NovusBogus wrote:I just ignore the main-site comment ratings. It's well known that comments get upvoted or downvoted based on how they relate to a handful of the TR community's shibboleths, but a heavily downvoted comment isn't hidden or deleted so it's largely meaningless.
If you try and take the comment ratings seriously, you still have much to learn about the internet
pdjblum wrote:But can't we rise above that kind of pettiness here at techreport? The question relates to what goes on on the internet.If you try and take the comment ratings seriously, you still have much to learn about the internet
pdjblum wrote:then wouldn't it make sense to get rid of them
pdjblum wrote:Captain Ned, I appreciate that. I don't care what people say in response to front page posts. I just don't appreciate unattributed negative or positive ratings. Unattributed is bad enough, but voting the comment negative without explanation is lazy at best.
pdjblum wrote:If you try and take the comment ratings seriously, you still have much to learn about the internet
But can't we rise above that kind of pettiness here at techreport? The question relates to what goes on on the internet.
Captain Ned wrote:The front page comments are a wasteland and have been long before all of the Anonymous Gerbils were killed off back in 2004. If you want higher-quality comment and discussion you'll find it here in the forums.
pdjblum wrote:I feel as if you guys are saying that the rating system is at best something that should be ignored. No one seems to think that it has sufficient value to keep. Can you guys with the techreport team's ear propose to them that it should be reevaluated?
Captain Ned wrote:pdjblum wrote:I feel as if you guys are saying that the rating system is at best something that should be ignored. No one seems to think that it has sufficient value to keep. Can you guys with the techreport team's ear propose to them that it should be reevaluated?
Ah, let the rabble have their bread & circuses. If it keeps 'em on the front page, all the better. Besides, it probably adds page views which is $$ for Damage, Inc.
anotherengineer wrote:I would like to see a total thumbs up and total thumbs down............I'm curious to see if Neelycam has broken the -10000 mark
Captain Ned wrote:The front page comments are a wasteland and have been long before all of the Anonymous Gerbils were killed off back in 2004. If you want higher-quality comment and discussion you'll find it here in the forums.
chµck wrote:I like the voting system over at slickguns.com. If you vote something down, you need to give a reason, picked from a list. You can also see who voted which way and why they voted that way. This way, one can at least respond to criticism instead of a random -/+. At least we don't have a rep system.