I’m proud of my downvotes! I’ve got loads! Mostly from Tokyo probably. If I didn’t get any I’d worry I was a Chapel Kate. I don’t understand why they get taken so seriously. They are useful to gauge if you’ve maybe pushed things a bit too far. Although I’m waaaay more fearful of a The Cholula Kid disapproving message than a downvote (I like TCK, but he’s scary!)
I don’t really mind if they anonymous or not, I always own up when I give one. Though I did think it strange at the beginning that they would be anonymous when upvoting isn’t.
you missed, during your absence, a pap confession that he made them anonymous at the beginning because he was adding down votes to posts so he could influence the content and direction of the forum
I have voted yes. Transparency leads to honesty. I know when I have been a prize cunt and deserve them… but there are also some very odd ones and it would be helpful to be able to ask what it was for and get a reply- think it would actually remove some of the misunderstandings and unnecessary anger…, if you share up votes then why not down? I have down voted quite a bit and it is the easy option - so by making it usable it will make me either think twice or offer a more detailed explanation as to why it was deserving of one.
PS please please can someone nominate Chapelkate as my next seasons Charity name swap… I can down vote every time one of you fuckers uses the the ‘c word’
There are some of us timid souls who would be too frightened to openly downvote. I think revealing our identity would render us disenfranchised. I love a good downvote…I’d go further to suggest more than 5 downvotes in a week and you’re put on the “naughty step” for two days, the “naughty step” being the withdrawal of posting rights.
Please don’t publish my identity as I tremble at any possibility of confrontation.
But if someone says something that you strongly disagree with then it is not a problem. People seem frightened to upvote something controversial, if they agree. If I like something someone posts, then I upvote it, as I think it give encouragement for members to post, so it should be the same for something you do not like.
… I see my stalker random down-voter returns - and probably thinks he/she is being funny… Please help me out here and share why you think this post deserved it? I my mind you have just added more weight to the reasons why they shoudlnot be anonymous… this is the bit where I get to call you a cowardly cunt and you get to down vote me again… and round in circles we go… enjoy sweetheart glad I can give you an amusing few moments of joy
… but can you do it with more panash? Playing a small trumpet or something? I think this would ad an element to style to to procedings?
I shouldnt LOL but I am LOLing. It wasnt me that voted you down, CF, but I have in the past because I find your reaction to it ceaselessly amusing. I don’t know why, it just tickles me. It’s very bad of me and I promise not to do it again (although the one above I genuinely didnt do). Why does it upset it so?
But can we a page that pulls all of the users together - and only shows downvotes - and shows the posts and links to the specific post that was downvoted?
Pretty please.
To an uber developer like you that should be a piece of cake*.
*OK membership, let’s hope pap falls for my transparent psychology. He’s a shit dev really.
Hey fat bro, the loss of points etc no issue… no care, Just like to know how I have offended and get a chance to repsond - but if you dont know who to respond to it sort of confuses me… I get all bitter and twisted inside… the rage builds and then I piss myself and weep for several hours before Mrs Ferret coaxes me out from under the table… This place is my life and to think there are those who dont take it as seriously as I do, both vexes and saddens me…
I use downvotes off and on, usually because I disagree with a post but can’t be bothered to start a long and arduous discussion about it. Now, others say that you should have the courage of your convictions to say you disagree with someone publicly and then talk it through, but in some instances it’s just pointless because the person you’re downvoting always thinks they’re right and you’d just spend two days going round and round in circles for no real reason.
I find it’s a nice shorthand for saying ‘nope, disagree’ and then moving on. I understand both viewpoints though.
