Reply #120: I think it is a good idea. Imagine how it would had worked during the primaries last year! [View All]

Of course, like everything else in the universe it has its drawbacks too.

A few days ago I posted an article about anti-Muslim bigotry and immediately after it hit 5 Recommends and made it to the greatest page - some miscreant went and unrecommended it and pushed it off the greatest page. But the post obviously reflects the consensus opinion that bigotry is wrong and it quickly gained a few more recommends and was back on the greatest page again.

No one is prevented from posting what they want as long as it falls within the broad criteria of what is acceptable. It is simply a question that for greatest page status, it should reflect a certain degree of consensus.

But I still wonder how it would have worked if it had been in practice during the Presidential Primaries last year??

For now, I think it is probably a very good idea and is working well.