What is your un-Rec to Rec ratio for the last couple of days (optionally post more info)?

Mine is about 10 un-Recs for every Rec.

Sid

MadFloridians post about "The Family." I only recommend when I really like something, and I won't unrecommend at all. If something's bad enough I'll alert, but otherwise I think people should have their voice.

Karma. :evilgrin:

Because I'll do everything in my power to make damn sure it doesn't.

:rofl:

I believe there are far too many threads that exist only to feed the thread starter's ego. There are some posters who will start a thread on a topic that already has 10-20 such threads active on the board. I've watched it happen over and over. It's an ego thing, and nothing more.

We have thread starters who simply do not do a good job of presenting a topic. They write poorly, or too pejoratively, or have too much anger and not enough sense in their game.

It is rational to expect there would be more Unrecommends than Recommends, because most threads are not Recommend worthy, but many are Unrecommend worthy.

Counterbalancing my point of view are those who favor the Recommend feature.



This entire imbroglio is about the egos of those who cannot bear to see negative response to their threads, who only want positive feedback. The delusion has ended, and many are not happy about that, because they liked having it.

I don't think of it as an "i agree" or "i disagree" button. Naturally everyone is free to use it as they think best.

I think that's a good thing.

The new system is easy to use and quick, an advantage over the previous system. We should be seeing more Recommends than previously, but those will usually be outvoted by Unrecommends. The consensus RECOMMENDED threads will emerge, and as posters see what works, they'll alter their approach to starting threads to get the desired result. I think that will make the place better, not worse.

I'd love to have the actual vote tally shown on each thread. It's easy to think one's work is awesome when they get 30 Recommends, but if they get 300 Unrecommends with it, they'll get a more realistic view of their threads.

the old way would prevent some kneejerk recs/unrecs. But whatever.

It is pretty weak that they won't show the number of recs/unrecs. But what the hell - it ain't my website.

Or are there just good guys and bad guys and you know who they are?...The good guys agree with you and the bad guys don't,

"I know you are, but what am I?! Neener, neener, neener!"


And I thought PeeWee Herman was only a character created by Paul Reubens.

And not worth the time it takes to rebut it.

I use Hide Thread instead of Unrec. Works like a charm.

:hug:

:pals:

Anything that seems intelligent to me is getting a rec from now on (I was fairly selective before). I've unrecommended a handful so far.