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it should be interesting to us, for you and only you to be able to see who downvoted you.
by balsam 15y ago
it should be interesting to us, for you and only you to be able to see who downvoted you.
- davidw 15y agoThat would be a fantastic way to promote "revenge" voting.
- Mz 15y agoAlso a fantastic way to promote grudges. People who have been "publicly" ugly tend to want to justify it and are thus inclined to continue to be ugly as "proof" that they were right to do so to begin with. I would rather people have the chance to change their mind about me and move on. I have certainly changed my mind about some people and am less inclined to downvote their remarks than I once was (which sounds more personal and ugly than I mean it -- I am trying to say that getting to know someone better can change how you interpret something they have said). First impressions aren't always accurate.
- balsam 15y agono, it's a means to encourage those above the karma threshold to be more austere about their downvotes. and only those below the karma threshold for downvoting should be able to see who downvoted them. this deals with the problem of grudges. and as someone mentioned below, the downvoter should also have the option of leaving feedback.
- Mz 15y agoI don't see how this deals with grudges because I am talking about the psychological impact on someone who knows that it will be known they did the downvoting, not the psychological impact on the person getting downvoted (plus don't underestimate the long memories of some people who will still remember who downvoted them a long time later, after they have their own downvote privileges). Also, people who downvote currently have the option of leaving feedback by simply replying. So I don't really understand where you are coming from.
- ma2rten 15y agoMaybe I would be helpful, if downvoters could leave a short piece of feedback.
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