Originally posted by BadSpock

I think it'd be a great system if you could only +1 people.

Downvote would get abused and anything more serious you already have Report features.

 

Yeah, that's what I was trying to get at.  The system works really well for Rift's forums and obviously Facebook and Google+.

Originally posted by AlBQuirky

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Originally posted by Senadina
No. Please no. This is just asking for griefing. Look at the poison Metacritic has become to the entertainment industry. These systems of popular vote are too ripe for abuse. Even unpopular opinions deserve to be heard.

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Exactly! Please do not allow posters who disagree or agree have any influence on others postings. 90% of posts are opinions. How does one rate opinions?

I think registering agreement is different from disagreement.  Clicking +1 or "Like" isn't much different than posting "QFT" or "I agree... (10 characters)".  It's a way of showing agreement without cluttering up the forum with useless posts within posts and extra useless comments.  Check out the RIft forums for an example.

Originally posted by BadSpock

I think it'd be a great system if you could only +1 people.

Downvote would get abused and anything more serious you already have Report features.

Yes I watched this happen in the LOTRO forums,  I seen folks get so called dog piled on who would saysomething negative.  I actually once got a downvote from sapience and got a pm message from him to as why.  

I would got +1   put not downvotes.    There are folks in these forums who would enjoy tearing certain posters a new one, and I think that would be a bad idea. 

No.

Because rep bombing would start with people having/making alt accounts.  Don't believe me?  Look at the World of Tanks forums where downvoting was taken off because of this reason.

I'm against a voting system.  People will be afraid to post unpopular ideas in fear of being downvoted to oblivion.  The ideas posted should be judged fairly without the influence of the "popluar" vote.  Leave that stuff to YouTube and Reddit.  Nobody should fear in sharing their opinion, or having theirs immediately decided by a post that is "popular".  

Originally posted by Aeonblades

Originally posted by Aerowyn

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

I'd vote for this :P

Well I think it would be a good idea, but they do need to be careful in how to implement it.  I would say what others have said wehre you can only + or like something, no need for downvotes.

I'm more partial to this as well. Less room for abuse and griefing.

+1 for this:).. i'd also re-adjust peoples titles to reflect their +1's

Sounds good to me, prevents people from abusing the system.

I like itas well and commented on another thread how that's the way it should be. It would actually be benificial to see others who do not like posting either way to participate in a discussion, even if it's only a vote for support on a opinion they happen to agree with. Negative nancys, on the other hand, are going to comment either way so there is no need to give them a easy way to dogpile someone.

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

I'd vote for this :P

Well I think it would be a good idea, but they do need to be careful in how to implement it.  I would say what others have said wehre you can only + or like something, no need for downvotes.

I'm more partial to this as well. Less room for abuse and griefing.

 I agree, + votes or likes will have the same desired effect, but without the trolling capacity.

Originally posted by evilastro

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by ZoeMcCloskey

I'd vote for this :P

Well I think it would be a good idea, but they do need to be careful in how to implement it.  I would say what others have said wehre you can only + or like something, no need for downvotes.

I'm more partial to this as well. Less room for abuse and griefing.

 I agree, + votes or likes will have the same desired effect, but without the trolling capacity.

If there was a +/Like feature right now, I'd give it to these posts ---^

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Originally posted by Senadina
No. Please no. This is just asking for griefing. Look at the poison Metacritic has become to the entertainment industry. These systems of popular vote are too ripe for abuse. Even unpopular opinions deserve to be heard.

 ^ This.

I agree with the ability to +Like, but not the ability to downvote.

Otherwise people can't even joke around on the forums anymore, which will make it a sad place to be.