"Negative Recs": is this coming?

[Duke Newcombe]

I briefly glanced at someone discussing this here. Rec'ing threads DOWN. Is this an idea actually being considered? Say it ain't so, joe! (or Skinner)!

Duke

[Indenturedebtor]

1. I sure hope not... No one will ever listen to me again n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Same here.

Bad idea in my book.

[liberal N proud]

3. LA LA A LA,,,

I'm not listening now

:rofl:

[Indenturedebtor]

9. Hahahahah I downrec your reply :P

Edited to add:

[Bluebear]

4. I think it is well worth considering.

[Arctic Dave]

5. I hope not. How will make fun of each other then.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. I think it's a very bad idea. We have enough negativity in our lives, why should we have visually

more on DU?

[JackRiddler]

7. At that point you can just retitle this cauderwelsh

Mediocrity & Conformity.

Let the people vote for what they like, and comment on what they don't like. That makes a lively forum.

[havocmom]

12. Yeah, that experiment to block certain people from one's threads didn't work

same shit would happen again.

[JackRiddler]

14. Actually, I disagree...

or I don't know. Since that experiment lasted like, a day, we'll never know how it would have gone.

I think it was in principle a good idea for keeping threads on topic and able to develop in peace, without troll-like attacks and silly "diagonal" exchanges. It was advantageous for minority opinions.

But voting down & up would turn every single thread into a popularity contest. Very messed up.

[Frisbee]

8. I hadn't heard about that, but...

I did hear something about I don't give a shit either way recs. I'm ambivalent to the whole thing.

[AlCzervik]

10. why do you think it's coming? Did a mod or Skinner tell you that?

[Duke Newcombe]

11. As I said upthread, I briefly glanced it in a thread I was reading.

This may just be so much smoke a poster was putting out--but I thought I'd fact check it.

I would not care too much for that kind of scheme--Slashdot has turned into a regular crap-hole "cult of personality" because of it. People "mod-down" because of the ideology of a post, not the content or insightfulness there too much.

Duke

[AlCzervik]

13. i don't think it will ever happen, not after the great "Super ignore" experiment.

man what a train wreck. It was like a train wreck and a huge car accident and a couple of jack knifed 18 wheelers thrown in.

[Fox Mulder]

15. I hope so.

There are a few threads here that get recommended when they have no business being recommended.

[The Straight Story]

16. I think it is the ability to vote a thread 'bad' - would probably not offset 'good'

Just another way to find things :)