On Sep 11, 2013, at 11:06 AM, Andrea Faulds <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/09/2013 16:02, Leszek Krupiński wrote:
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>> If the forum would be a way to access the same data in a different way, it's ok. But
>> the 'votes' remind me of "protests" on Facebook that have thousands of
>> 'likes' but completely no impact. RFCs are a place for voting, and mailing lists are a
>> place for expressing opinions.
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> Are you familiar with Reddit or Hacker News? Voting actually helps discussions tremendously
> when coupled with the hierarchical view. For one thing, it means that useless "+1" (or to
> that effect) messages are eliminated, but more importantly, it allows effectively moderation by the
> community. Nobody is muted or banned, but bad ideas or "troll" posts get downvoted to the
> bottom, whilst good ideas get upvoted to the top. Hacker News, in particular, has some very good
> discussions.
Yes, I know those sites, but don't you think that internals is a different kind of a
discussion? First of all, the volume is different. We get two obvious trolls a day? Meh. On the
other hand, I could downvote a person that has a different opinion than I do.
--Leszek