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- Cailyth, Pinky, & Brain
The problem with it becoming a popularity contest is that it eventually doesn't mean what we want it to mean. It ends up not being a representation of who is best at giving solid information, but who has the most people cheering in their corner. These are not often the same. I think it just shifts focus away from just helping people to trying to "get votes".Beardednoob":3vvl7cea said:I have a question for Alex though, what is the downfall to this? You have said you didn't want it to become a popularity contest? Right? I am thinking what does it matter as long as that particular person is helping out, then wouldn't they already be considered "popular"? Like Amy said (who knows she may be referring to me LOL) the number of post and activity alone might not be determination enough for someone who is new to the boards.
This is actually one of the bigger issues. There's no support for this in the existing forum software. Mods to the forum software become a maintenance nightmare when it comes time to apply updates/patches/fixes. To allow this would mean having to write/modify the software we use.Would it be too difficult to only allow one vote per thread per unique IP? This way people couldn't just vote up their friends or anything to that nature.
If I remember right I had brought something like this up a long time ago, more along the lines of spot lighting a thread that could be a major interest. :wink:
Spotlighting threads again becomes a popularity contest. I do not like permanent sticky threads on a forum, for the most part. If the information is solid enough and thought out enough, it should be formatted for an article. That's the method that I think is best for representing practices that are broadly considered best practices.