Comment Voting: Back, Modified
Hello. Comment voting is back. As as often the case with these things, I just had to do something entirely different to get it to work. Once I modified the approach it was easy, which… computers, man.
The graying out and highlighting are still a work in progress, but we have restored the status quo ante bellum, pre-slashcomments. I'll probably move the voting thing to the right, but I figured I'd let people get a grasp on the new/old status quo before making further changes.
The system:
You need 100 points to vote and start threads. As per before. No change there.
Upvoting is free and provides two points to the upvoted user. Someone posted something you like. Hurray!
Downvoting costs a point and subtracts a point from the downvoted user. Finally: something to spend your points on. It costs a point to downvote a guy in an effort to mitigate the echo-chamber effect; downvoting is not supposed to be disagreement. It also hurts the downvoted user less than upvoting helps him an effort to only excise folks who get more than two-thirds of the site on their bad side. If this is you… I cannot help you.
THERE IS NO LIMIT. bwahahahahahaha (there should probably be a limit. working on that.)
December 11th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
We love voting
December 11th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
It should minimize vendetta-posting.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 8:46 PM ^
Two for one sale on neg votes?
December 11th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
Posbang! Points for everyone
December 11th, 2013 at 4:12 PM ^
Can you scale the comment box color to how upvoted/downvoted the comment is? Start at some neutral color and work towards red and blue or something? No idea how feasible this is or anything, just a thought.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:16 PM ^
show up based on a threshold. Since downvotes are costly, a post with a below-zero point total is probably not all that worthwhile, and you could set it at -2 or -3 to counteract occasional accidental downvotes and squabbles. That way you'd have a very good chance of not seeing the worst posts.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:44 PM ^
As someone who mainly lurks, might I suggest getting rid of the feature where you automatically get 1 point for each post. I've see a lot of "new" posters quickly make a bunch of relatively useless posts just to hit that 100-point total to start making questionable threads that inevitably get taken down.
Making the point totals purely a factor of up/down voting would make that 100-point total mean a whole lot more and would probably reduce quite a bit of the bad threads that get taken down anyway.
December 12th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
Nobody would ever do such a hanous thing on Brian's fine forum full of true blue Michigan Men.
/s
December 11th, 2013 at 4:13 PM ^
You, sir, are intelligent and I enjoy everything about your blog and appreciate this improvemnt upon the interactivity of the message boards, which is a vital component of this site's enjoyment.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
Thanks Brian. Best MGoDay ever! We needed this.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
This calls for an overjoyed reaction
December 11th, 2013 at 4:21 PM ^
I like the part that it costs something to downvote.
Another idea I've been thinking of pitching is having a new user's first 10 posts or so be moderator approved before posting to the board. It'll cut down on repeat offenders that make new accounts and help set a standard for conduct for legitimate new users. The downside is it adds work load to mods.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
At Eleven Warriors they have (had? only commented there 2-3 times) a system where a username needs approval. Doing something like username/first comment would be a reasonable amount of protection without taking the workload off the charts.
I also think it should be a little like registering to vote, where you can't just make a new account the day of a football game, maybe extend the rule to a few hours around basketball games and the bigger hockey games, NSD, ect.
December 11th, 2013 at 5:06 PM ^
Yeah, that would work too. I have no idea how much work mod pre-approving posts is, so mods should definitely decide that.
One other quibble. Looks like you can up-vote your own posts, which somewhat negates the "cost" of the downvotes.
December 12th, 2013 at 1:03 AM ^
When I joined mgoblog, I think I had to wait a day before I could post anything. Haven't joined 11W, probably won't. Too many Big Lots Buckeyes.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
BOOBIES!
December 11th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
Thank you
thank you
thank you
I've been around here lurking forever and occasionally posing. This site has increased my football IQ a ton with all the insightful posters. I visit here multiple times a day, and it's really the only place to gain knowledge about UofM. The last six months have been brutal as the place has been infested by garbage, making the mgoboard almost impssible to read or gain any insight.
I hope this will help restore Mgoblog.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^
This feels a lot like the day your girlfriend decides that condoms are no longer necessary.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:19 PM ^
we're going to regret our up/down votes a few months down the road?
December 11th, 2013 at 4:23 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 6:14 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 7:31 PM ^
Was thinking Kanye.
December 11th, 2013 at 5:38 PM ^
The Beveled Guilt button will be getting a visit from me very soon!!
/Taxdeduction?
December 11th, 2013 at 4:16 PM ^
Hooray! As someone who doesn;t comment much on things and mostly reads content, I look forward to getting to hear more about football, basketball, and hockey, and less about asshole message board troglodytes.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:19 PM ^
Back to normalcy. It may take a few weeks for everyone to get used to, but progress has been achieved.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:17 PM ^
Keep the limits off!!
But regardless, this is a huge step up!
December 11th, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 4:18 PM ^
This made my day and I love the changes.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:20 PM ^
I'm fine with or without limits but curious as to what purpose a limit might serve? Whatever it is, I'm far from it so doesn't effect me.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 4:21 PM ^
WOOOOOOOOO!
December 11th, 2013 at 4:23 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
I don't think my point cushion is big enough to make up for what a jackass I am.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:24 PM ^
December 11th, 2013 at 4:25 PM ^
Brian = Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit
December 11th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
you get an upvote!
and you get an upvote!
EVERYBODY GETS AN UPVOTE!
December 11th, 2013 at 4:33 PM ^
Damn... better than my lame picture below :(
Still gave you an upvote.
December 11th, 2013 at 5:20 PM ^
The best gift this side of NCAA noncompliance.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:35 PM ^
game of thrones upvote gif upvoted.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:27 PM ^
What is this voting of which you speak....of? #sub100
December 11th, 2013 at 4:30 PM ^
Man, you've been here for over two years and never benefitted from this voting system. Let me get you 2pts closer.
December 11th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
So, as more of a lurker than a poster, I don't mind not being able to vote. What's strange is that I can't even see the effects of voting at all. Everything looks like it has for the past however many months, rather than how it looked under the earlier system where I could at least see whether posts had been negged or showered with favor. Is this how it is for you??
Reading these threads after the reinstallment of voting has been like being at a party in which I'm the only sober person. Everybody else is having a blast and finding everything funny, and I'm in an alternate universe.
December 11th, 2013 at 4:29 PM ^
THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
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