Very engrossing story! I see what you mean about opinion voting being contagious and taking over. That's unfortunate, and I hope it doesn't get going on Snapzu. If someone puts effort into something, I'm not going to downvote it even if I don't like it. It's totally irrelevant and lazy comments, especially ones that are meant as bait, or that are tired slogans I've heard a million times, that I would downvote.
As for your comment about reading being the key, I see what you're saying. That's the only true way of ensuring quality content. However, I think it's okay, and probably nessisary, to have varied styles of interaction on any site. People enjoy different things, and they have different aptitudes, so they're likely to contribute differently to a community. I think it's fine that some people prefer commenting, and some posting, and some reading and voting. You need people to do all those things to have a vibrant and active community.
I was considering the possibility of having two levels of downvotes; a red for total garbage like click-bait spam, and a yellow/orange for lesser transgressions like reposts. That would make the fact that not all downvotes are equal more obvious. I was also thinking of a nuclear downvote that just says "I hate you, jerk!" that's actually a shadow downvote that doesn't do anytime but display a graphic to the downvoter, like those crosswalk buttons that do nothing but make you feel a bit better. ;)
Hah! Some buttons you press for luck, some you press over and over for more luck. Like crosswalks. That Snapzu allows you to give a reason why you downvoted a snap is brilliant. What it does with that simple value is impressive as well, but just being able to look up reasons behind downvotes is a milestone. If that fuzzy logic was ever extended to comments or upvotes, it’d be meta fascinating.
You mentioned /u/graphictruth before, and I worry that I may’ve been the one to’ve given you the wrong impression. Sorry for that. Here's what he'd actually said:
So, I went, did a lot of stuff, got politely chided for "not following the rules (which are largely unwritten, of course)" and decided that I prefer a little more anarchy and chaos.
Very engrossing story! I see what you mean about opinion voting being contagious and taking over. That's unfortunate, and I hope it doesn't get going on Snapzu. If someone puts effort into something, I'm not going to downvote it even if I don't like it. It's totally irrelevant and lazy comments, especially ones that are meant as bait, or that are tired slogans I've heard a million times, that I would downvote.
As for your comment about reading being the key, I see what you're saying. That's the only true way of ensuring quality content. However, I think it's okay, and probably nessisary, to have varied styles of interaction on any site. People enjoy different things, and they have different aptitudes, so they're likely to contribute differently to a community. I think it's fine that some people prefer commenting, and some posting, and some reading and voting. You need people to do all those things to have a vibrant and active community.
I was considering the possibility of having two levels of downvotes; a red for total garbage like click-bait spam, and a yellow/orange for lesser transgressions like reposts. That would make the fact that not all downvotes are equal more obvious. I was also thinking of a nuclear downvote that just says "I hate you, jerk!" that's actually a shadow downvote that doesn't do anytime but display a graphic to the downvoter, like those crosswalk buttons that do nothing but make you feel a bit better. ;)
Hah! Some buttons you press for luck, some you press over and over for more luck. Like crosswalks. That Snapzu allows you to give a reason why you downvoted a snap is brilliant. What it does with that simple value is impressive as well, but just being able to look up reasons behind downvotes is a milestone. If that fuzzy logic was ever extended to comments or upvotes, it’d be meta fascinating.
You mentioned /u/graphictruth before, and I worry that I may’ve been the one to’ve given you the wrong impression. Sorry for that. Here's what he'd actually said:
Around bjo3030, found an off-hand remark in his Reddit comment history that sadly may explain his absence.
How did you find Snapzu? Don’t know that you’ve ever shared that with us. Ulterior motive: are there more like you?