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You know, "+1" usually has only one meaning: Nonsense. - Agreement: "I agree with whatever you're saying" - Contributory : "I don't agree with what y
by Karunamon 11y ago
You know, "+1" usually has only one meaning:
Nonsense.
- Agreement: "I agree with whatever you're saying"
- Contributory : "I don't agree with what you're saying, but you elaborated your point *very* well and contributed to the discussion"
- Mercy: "I don't agree with what you're saying, but the hivemind punished you for no good reason, have an upvote"
- Popularity: "I like you and will +1 anything you write"
- Thanks: "I like what you did even if this post isn't relevant"
The second and third one are very common on sites like HN, certain places on Reddit, and Stack*
Downvotes have:
- Disagreement: "I disagree with what you're saying"
- Anger: "Fuck you, have a downvote"
- Doesn't contribute: "I might agree, but you're not helping the discussion"
- Incorrect: "This isn't about agreement, your advice is wrong and/or harmful"
- b1449835 11y agoSo, how about tagging individual comments and then voting for the tags?
- Karunamon 11y agoI like this idea, even having preset tags ala slashdot. Always maintained that this would make Reddit a much nicer place. Implement the vote tags, and then give people the ability to sort by votes, filtering out votes for disagreement.
- rlidwka 11y ago"Popularity" and "Thanks" happen, those aren't very strong emotions. Sure people +1 post or two, but it wears off quickly. "Mercy" is a very popular way to counteract -1's, but it disappears if we get rid of the ability to minus a post. I believe "Contributory" is very rare as is. Hard to distinguish it from "Agreement" though.