We will update the down vote reason functionality to be slightly more noticeable as well as accessible on all votable elements (Text Posts, Snaps & Comments)
This is great! I think that with the need to input a reason, the downvote system will be pretty much the best version of the system it can be.
Thanks for the update! I really like the communication flow from the admins /u/drunkenninja, keep up the insanely good work! :D
edit: Here's what I said in the other thread, so that it tracks here:
Hello!
Well first of all, for the downvote system, I had an idea yesterday, which I will repost here : The upvote system already servers the purpose of weeding out the best content and sending it to the top. A downvote currently acts much the same way, but with added force, which really isn't all that useful.
Why not make the downvote give a reason for the downvote, which could be transparent to the owner of the comment.
Example:
This comment has 5 downvotes:
3x Harassing
1x non-constructive (does not contribute)
1x Bad Language
Reasons I see would be a downvote:
Harassment (covers hate speech and racism and others), Does not contribute to the discussion, Violent language, spam, Troll, Over self-promoting, Does not belong to the tribe.
The downvote system should work like a soft report system, instead of a disagree button. And since there is no disagree choice in there, you limit the times the system will be abused.
As for communication, I really like the transparency displayed by the admins here. The more involved admins will be in actually explaining things to their community, the less the risk of a backlash in case of a misunderstood move, but much more than that, I really like to see involved admins. It makes it seem much more important and personal, to me.
This is great! I think that with the need to input a reason, the downvote system will be pretty much the best version of the system it can be.
Thanks for the update! I really like the communication flow from the admins /u/drunkenninja, keep up the insanely good work! :D
edit: Here's what I said in the other thread, so that it tracks here:
Hello!
Well first of all, for the downvote system, I had an idea yesterday, which I will repost here : The upvote system already servers the purpose of weeding out the best content and sending it to the top. A downvote currently acts much the same way, but with added force, which really isn't all that useful.
Why not make the downvote give a reason for the downvote, which could be transparent to the owner of the comment.
Example:
This comment has 5 downvotes:
3x Harassing
1x non-constructive (does not contribute)
1x Bad Language
Reasons I see would be a downvote:
Harassment (covers hate speech and racism and others), Does not contribute to the discussion, Violent language, spam, Troll, Over self-promoting, Does not belong to the tribe.
The downvote system should work like a soft report system, instead of a disagree button. And since there is no disagree choice in there, you limit the times the system will be abused.
As for communication, I really like the transparency displayed by the admins here. The more involved admins will be in actually explaining things to their community, the less the risk of a backlash in case of a misunderstood move, but much more than that, I really like to see involved admins. It makes it seem much more important and personal, to me.