Is it possible to adjust the amount of padding given to quotes? Even those tiny quotes you nested take up tons of space relative to how much text is actually present.
Sorry for replying to the wrong post. Didnât want to quote that gigantic nest haha
I think I have read enough of the thread to be able to comment.
And this is why I believe the +1 button shouldnât exist, in this case either my comment or yours would receive more amount of +1âs, rendering one comment more valid than the other by popular opinion, and thus creating a somewhat harsh environment for the other user.
Do this repeatedly day after day and people will eventually stop posting about the not so interesting content, such as modding $10 flashlights instead of showing off a collection of their 35 different hank lights. They even had to create r/Hanklights to control the flood in r/flashlight.
Anyways, I do think there is place for a r/BudgetLights to exist, for those who donât like the classic forum format.
So this would be an âanonymousâ plus one system at the bottom of an individual response box? I guess you would get slightly more participation in some threads. Iâm not sure how a few anonymous likes are going to be all that helpful though. I do sometimes look at them on YouTube videos but there you can see how many people watched the video and liked it and disliked it.
Youtube ditched the dislike button because propaganda / social engineering / demoralization vehicles were getting disliked into oblivion. Youâre not supposed to know that the average person isnât drinking the kool-aid.
Okay well the button is still there but yeah it looks like it doesnât work. So it looks like itâs just an experiment and they are not entirely sure they want to get rid of it yet.
The button is still there only to customize the algorithm but not to show the rating. So now if a video is promoting a scam or spreading false information all they have to do is to disable the comments for the content to be one way only.
Works for me. :+1:
I do not use Reddit & have never even been to their site. My comment was made sarcastically as I personally see no need for a + 1 button. Things seem to work pretty well like they are now.
Hi everyone, thanks for the good discussion and observations. So to recap:
A voting system with ±1 for threads or posts will definitely not be implemented here.
At most I might consider adding some kind of a âThanksâ button.
However, manual âI agreeâ posts or even posts just to say thanks are not discouraged either. Weâre mostly all humans here, and a bit of normal friendly human interaction is never a bad thing.
Did you notice in my test earlier in this thread that there is a Snip link to expand the whole thing when clicked? Thatâs probably about as much functionality as I can coax out of the site module responsible for quoting.
Please do not add + and - or likes (and or dislikes), It turns into contests and post hunting (like or dislike the person always +1 based on built up impression of the person)
I appreciate forums that have not turned into reddit, youtube or other plaforms that do this knowing it invites commenting for likes, popularity,
competition and rallying around same idea post or threads (this can be quite dangerous even if it appears benign and slow).
I think the biggest problem with the invisible like/dislikes on Youtube is that I canât always spot which videos will waste my time anymore. For example, some reviews on Youtube are not reviews, they are just footage of some person reading a specs sheet, or worse, text-to-speech reading marketing points. It was easier to spot these videos before because they had highly negative vote ratios. Tutorial videos also vary wildly in quality. Now you often have to waste time actually clicking on videos to find out if they are garbage⊠Screw the idiots in Youtubeâs upper management!