maybe a thought: no longer anonymous downvotes. not to discourage downvoting when appropriate, but rather so the downvoted person knows who to ask at least some explanation as to the why.
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Jump to PostIf the voter were interested in explaining his or her reasoning, they would leave a comment rather than just vote, or reply to the thread in addition to voting. I'm not sure I see the benefit of showing who down votes, given the potential for revenge voting.
Jump to PostLet's be realistic for a moment and consider the human condition. Since you asked to know who downvoted, specifically, and not who voted in general, it's kind of obvious what the implied intention is. You want to know so that you can accost the voter, find out why they were …
Jump to PostWould it be possible to implement a system that requires a sensibly sized comment to be entered before a down-vote is actioned whilst remaining anonymous?
Lets take an example from my account: http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/csharp/threads/289586/here-we-are-problem-with-arabic-letters#post1248925
Downvoted...Why? There's nothing wrong with what I said, if there is, I don't know of it …
Jump to PostWould it be possible to implement a system that requires a sensibly sized comment to be entered before a down-vote is actioned whilst remaining anonymous?
We own the code and designed the system, so it's most certainly possible. ;) I don't dislike the idea, by the way. In …
Jump to PostI had a long IRC conversation with Deceptikon earlier today and I'm now basically going to restate my position on the matter.
Going back years ago, there was no voting system, just a reputation system. The reputation system allowed you to vote a post up or down and optionally include …
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[troll]Accompanied with a trollvoter to troll that feature :D[/troll]
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