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GeneralRe: A debate: making votes non-anonymous Pin
Munchies_Matt8-Sep-15 23:48
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Munchies_Matt9-Sep-15 5:45
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OriginalGriff8-Sep-15 22:30
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Daniel Pfeffer8-Sep-15 22:42
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Perhaps what we need is a cost associated with downvotes: perhaps if you downvote the same number of points are deducted from your account?

If the amount of points deducted were also weighted by the number of people agreeing with you (also downvoting the message), you might have something. My problem is that I'm not sure that the accounting involved would be worth the effort.

Perhaps something like this would work:
  1. You downvote a message.
  2. Your downvote (including your name) is displayed immediately for all to see.
  3. The points to be deducted are calculated 24 hours after the first downvote for the message.
  4. The points to be deducted are calculated on a scale based on the number of people who agree with you, and weighted by your reputation (with great power comes great responsibility).
  5. Any downvotes that occur more than 24 hours after the first downvote are neither displayed nor accounted for in the points calculation.
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