Why don't we use reddit.com/r/frc

[TimTheGreat]

Originally Posted by EricH

Put something like what you're proposing in place, and watch all those people just disappear. Why? Because they will get shoved down to the bottom. They won't get any answers.

I'd rather have to point out a rule 5 times to 5 different new people--and possibly be better able to help them out on other topics!--than to have those 5 people all see a "high-rated" thread and not get the rest of the help they might need easily.

But that's the glory of reddit. It gives new questions a chance to be answered. You can still sort by popularity but their questions wouldn't be shoved at the bottom of the stack. Also, you'd only downvote the worst of the worst. This would help keep the threads small by having good answers and new questions at the top, and not so good answers and irrelevant comments at the bottom.

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[EricH]

Originally Posted by TimTheGreat

Also, you'd only downvote the worst of the worst.

Hah.

Ever watch someone's reputation bar turn red in under an hour? I have. Some folks have no trouble just dishing out negative reputation--and I'd be more than willing to bet that most of those folks would have no trouble just downvoting any thread that they felt was "in the way". No matter if the question was answered or not!

[TimTheGreat]

Originally Posted by EricH

Hah.

Ever watch someone's reputation bar turn red in under an hour? I have. Some folks have no trouble just dishing out negative reputation--and I'd be more than willing to bet that most of those folks would have no trouble just downvoting any thread that they felt was "in the way". No matter if the question was answered or not!

They just have to learn to use their power properly. And hopefully the number of upvotes will greatly outnumber the downvotes (if it's good material)

[EricH]

Originally Posted by TimTheGreat

They just have to learn to use their power properly. And hopefully the number of upvotes will greatly outnumber the downvotes (if it's good material)

That's the problem. Some folks just never learn.

Just to continue with the reputation example for a moment: I very rarely give out reputation. Why? Because I've got a lot of "rep power", and can (relatively) easily boost--or demolish--someone's rep points. With that great power comes great responsibility to use it wisely. (Suffice it to say: I've never dished out red reputation, primarily because 47 or more other people have usually beaten me to it.)

CD does have a thread rating system. I can't say I've ever used it, but I'm pretty sure I know how to if I ever decide to.

[Oblarg]

Because reddit is terrible.