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| nctnico:
--- Quote from: eugene on February 16, 2022, 03:01:57 pm ---I guess what I'm advocating is something similar to the thanks button, but more specifically says "this is a good answer." My preference would be to leave the names of the voters confidential, but even the names might have value. How about simply changing the "Thanks" button to "This answer is useful"? Wouldn't even need to redo the statistics, just change the text on the button. --- End quote --- How is that different from the current way the thanks function works? IMHO the thanks system is OK as it is. From my experience with Stackexchange and other fora the up/downvoting system doesn't work very well. In a significant number of cases the most upvoted solution is not the best one. I usually end up going through all the solutions anyway. |
| rstofer:
--- Quote from: Carel on February 16, 2022, 01:48:27 pm ---Wouldn't it be nice to get more feedback from topicstarters? And look how to encourage this? Without results an experts opinion is just an opinion, which it is for starters. considering the handicap of written words in other languages and the physical separation problem. --- End quote --- It is disappointing when an OP doesn't post back with the results of any offered solutions. It's actually quite rare to find out if things worked out ok. You're never sure if you helped or the OP went somewhere else for info. A simple "Hey, it worked!" would be nice. |
| eugene:
--- Quote from: nctnico on February 16, 2022, 03:20:24 pm --- --- Quote from: eugene on February 16, 2022, 03:01:57 pm ---I guess what I'm advocating is something similar to the thanks button, but more specifically says "this is a good answer." My preference would be to leave the names of the voters confidential, but even the names might have value. How about simply changing the "Thanks" button to "This answer is useful"? Wouldn't even need to redo the statistics, just change the text on the button. --- End quote --- How is that different from the current way the thanks function works? IMHO the thanks system is OK as it is. --- End quote --- It's different only in that "thanks" isn't really what we want to convey with the up vote. "I agree" is closer. --- Quote ---From my experience with Stackexchange and other fora the up/downvoting system doesn't work very well. In a significant number of cases the most upvoted solution is not the best one. I usually end up going through all the solutions anyway. --- End quote --- I agree with you that not everyone that votes agrees with each other. And, we should all read through all of the answers. The votes simply convey the degree to which the community thinks an answer is valuable. Isn't that what this thread is all about? |
| RoGeorge:
OMG, just checked and I've been thanked 1000 times! ;D (not kidding, that's the precise number, 1000 thanks) Now, how many medals do I get for such a round number? |
| eugene:
It'll be more impressive when you get to 1024 thanks. |
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