Recommend this thread if you think some will Unrecommend just for the hell of it

That's my question: aren't there enough detractors here who make trouble for trouble's sake?

Maybe we should be flattered that the new system implies an assumption of adult behavior.

A local board I'm on has this Up or Down function -- not as Star Trekked as DU's interface, but still. Putting up a :thumbsdown: seems passive/aggressive, since it doesn't reflect WHAT the person took issue with.

If we were sick of all the infighting over infighting over infighting over Michael Jackson, we were thinking the negativity was overbearing.

Who knew there was a problem with the "wrong" threads reaching the top of Greatest?

Well, let's give it at least as much time as we gave Obama to prove himself. :evilgrin: :hi:

however, I think it will take a little time for DUers to adjust to this new system. How about watching it play out a bit before we judge it?

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Maybe we need to be licensed to carry "Un/Recommend."

this some time. I disagree with the title of your post. I don't think people disagree for the sake of disagreeing.

I'm tired of the DU homepage hijacked by a small group of folks who want to get their ideas forced on the DU page. You read those threads and it's filled with people who totally disagree and are annoyed it's on the home page.

Ultimately what will show up on the greatest/homepage are threads that have appeal to all DUers and not a small group. That doesn't mean that we can't start threads about our pet causes but sometimes they just aren't appropriate for the home page.

Perfect example - when the GOP tried to say Nancy knew all about the torture and was involved every step of the way. For a few DUers it was their chance to once again push the "Let's Dump Nancy" cause based solely on what turns out to be a lie by the GOP. People never read the article to see who were making those accusations and were all ready to dump on Nancy while promoting the Republican lie. THing is most of us realized it was a lie by the GOP; however, there were enough people to push that cause to the DU homepage. So why should those of us who read the article, realized that the GOP was trying to smear Pelosi not be allowed our voice in keeping that article off the DU home page.

If someone writes something that has broad appeal to all then those things will get on the DU home page. This feature will also nullify those annoying "K&R if you believe in ___________" threads. If it is something we all really believe in - then it'll get to the top on it's own.

As for this abuse, yeah that is something you'll probably see more in the lounge but most of that is just for fun and Lounge threads don't go to the greatest.

I mean even I could see goofing off with it in the lounge, but when I post here outside of DU I take it pretty serious.

But if someone writes a great article and it's well received by all of DU - then that stuff will make it to the DU home page even if a few 'abusers' are mistreating the system.

and the first think would be to set it up so that you have to be at DU for so long and with so many posts until you can recommend a thread. Nothing unusual. If you haven't been exposed as a freeper by the time you've spent 3 months and DU and put like 250 posts on the board then you should be safe to vote. I also think that the <0 should just be zero at least in the Rec column to the right. <0 just calls out the thread more for abuse. Oh and instead of unrecommend just ask - "do you recommend this thread, "yes, no")

Still a bit baffled by the "need" for this Greatest thing. Seems far more problems are caused by our resident disruptors and those who haven't "haven't been exposed as a freeper by the time you've spent 3 months and DU and put like 250 posts on the board." Those are the abusers who will rig this "voting" on top of their usual creepiness.

then both pro & con voices should have an opinion if it is worthy.

And I'm sure Skinner and Earl can see the votes - if they think it's being rigged by abusers they can set in

The DLC types are the minority here.

True democrats are the majority and we WILL find a way to wRECk their corporate threads.

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And why do you assume this is something to help the DLCers. There are some crazy far leftwing posters out there too

But yeah, it's a DLC conspiracy that has ties with the Carlyle Group and Karl Rove. Fox News is behind it

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I intend to be scrupulous about not unreccing just because I think an OP is silly or because the author isn't someone I agree with or particularly esteem.