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I frequently see comments where I'm not sure how to vote. Examples: A) The statements/arguments/facts in your comment are incorrect, but your conclusion is cor
by CaptSpify 8y ago
I frequently see comments where I'm not sure how to vote. Examples:
A) The statements/arguments/facts in your comment are incorrect, but your conclusion is correct based on $something_else.
I don't want to vote up because if someone is factually wrong, or making their argument based on faulty logic, it can dilute a legitimate discussion. But can't deny that I have an emotional desire to vote it up.
B) The statements/arguments/facts in your comment are correct, but your conclusion is incorrect based on $something_else.
I don't want to vote up because someone can have and understand all the facts, but still be wrong. But I also want to encourage a healthy discourse with accurate facts.
C) Although I disagree with your overall conclusion, I think your argument is still worth considering.
I want to vote up, but also down
D) You are technically right, but you are being an asshole.
I want to encourage civil behavior, but if their argument has merit, I don't want to downvote.
I guess what I'm trying to say is: A simple up/down vote is a leaky abstraction. I'm not sure that adding more voting options is a good idea, but I'm also not convinced that a single up/down is good enough.
This also depends on the voting/commenting guidelines of the site you are on, obviously.
- DoctorOetker 8y agoThen the problem is that a post is treated atomically, so yes a monolithic up/down vote is certainly a leaky abstraction. I hereby declare your comment "productive, in despair, scatterbrained yet True with a capital T despite me not believing in true things" upvoted! :)