Post-Related Feedback

[Demagog]

Just a simple thumbs up or down option on individual posts/replies. That way people can see how much an opinion is shared by the community without having to read the same opinion over and over. It would also cut down on "QFT" and "This" spam posts. And if you're ninja'd and you have nothing to add that isn't exactly what the person before you said, now you simply either change your reply into something original, or don't reply and hit thumbs up on theirs.

Some people might throw a fit though if their posts are constantly in the negatives. Might have to baby them and only allow thumbs ups, like the karma system. I think that would completely defeat the purpose though, since you wouldn't get accurate feedback.

[TheonlyrealBeef]

Maybe a minimum number of posts, say 100 before you can do so? Otherwise I can already see trolls spamming the thumbs down option >.<

Like the idea though.

[Kuross]

[pepokish]

I have seen this work very well on other forums.  To prevent spammage, sometimes users are given a limit of how many times they can use the feature per a set amount of time.  However, like karma, it would also work if there was simply no thumbs-down option.  At the very least, allowing a positive-feedback-only system would still remove a lot of need for posts containing simply "i agree", "this", or "QFT".   Aside from that, I think most people will want to elaborate when the particularly disagree with something -- and if someone has already elaborated on why a particular post is disagreeable, they have the option of "liking" that person's post, anyway.

Anyway, good idea, Dema.  I like it.  (:

(thumbs up)

[Malduk]

This thing needs thumb down too. I'm giving thumb up for this idea.