I was wondering whether downvoting could be coupled with an additional multiple-option choice, like
"downvote for abuse / reputation impact",
"downvote for excessive payout - payout correction / no reputation impact"
"downvote for (some third option)"
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Something like that plus a
Yep, something like that...
@alexgr this is kind of the type of thing I was trying to get to in that post. I think you two hit the nail on the head with your suggestions here. These types of changes are going to be needed if the platform is going to grow, could go bad, could go well, but if it's controlled properly I think it'll work out.
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although I like this, who is going to moderate it? the problem still remains. people will follow the money no matter what. how about the power of the voter?
That looks even worse than the censorship bots. Who would be in charge of that monstrosity? Do they get to punish people that offend them? If not what stops them?
Are you gonna hire the Conde Nast censorship team to run it or go straight to Homeland Security for the wrongthink patrols?
This is the kind of SJW safe space crap that is ruining facebook and reddit. Grow some thicker skin and just ignore the people you don't agree with instead of trying to develop ways to label and censor them.
Would something different happen if a post were flagged for abuse instead of being flagged for excessive payout? If the result is the same, the distinction wouldn't serve a purpose. More importantly, your suggestion still puts the focus on flagging the post instead of the voter.
In my scenario, yes. The two downvotes would be programmed to have a different effect. One only affecting payout, the other affecting payout+reputation as well.
I don't know if it's technically feasible - just asking.
(And yes, the intention of the proposal I'm making is to keep flagging the post instead of nullifying the voter - because as Dan has noted in his series of articles, people take it personally (for irrational reasons) when they are aimed at). In theory it shouldn't make a difference, yet it does.