Timeline for Is “What PMs value most in team members?” too generic?
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| Sep 17, 2012 at 16:03 | comment | added | JohnJ | Okay, thanks for your thoughts. I'll go with what @MattiSG has to say and vote based on content. | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 17:27 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | Great points @MattiSG, upvoting and downvoting is how the system determines how the community interprets the content. The votes are for the system, and comments are for constructively communicating with the people. :) Also, for more reading, see Is Quality Important in a Beta Site? | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 17:13 | comment | added | MattiSG | I understand the will to not turn off new users, but it has to be understood that {up/down}voting has nothing to do with users personalities. It is only about the content itself. That's how I feel, but it seems that's also how the system is supposed to work: upvoted questions make it to the front page, or even to the Twitter feed. Users with top reputation are never advertised publicly, you have to go specifically to the rankings. Hence, I do believe it is important to vote no matter users' experience, otherwise we let (nice) emotions game the system, at all users' loss (more noise). | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 8:52 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | Until a few months ago, I didn't downvote or close questions by new users, and it left us with a sizable number of low quality posts by hit and run users who never came back, even with no downvotes. Also, not sure if you're aware, but I was the downvoter on that post. After Marcin's edit, I removed it. For context on question voting, you may find this blog post useful. I encourage you to post a meta question if you'd like to discuss further. Thank you for helping make this site great! :) | |
| Sep 15, 2012 at 8:48 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | I'm personally of the mindset that poorly written questions need a downvote, new user or not, but the downvote should be accompanied by the friendliest, most constructive and helpful comment you can muster. It shows that we're welcoming and supportive, yet we also value the quality that makes these sites great. People need to understand from day 1 that contributing does take some effort, but we're willing to help guide that person and take him/her under our wing. Also, you can emphasize that downvotes can be removed after an edit, if someone appears visibly upset. | |
| Sep 14, 2012 at 17:03 | history | answered | JohnJ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |