I'm super stoned right now so you'll have to forgive me for this almost entirely pointless thread. I was just surfing a few threads on here and came across some posts that had anywhere from 10 to 20 "not helpfuls," and I got to thinking. I honestly can't recall a time I've ever selected that option for somebody's post...I guess I just don't see the point. It seems like the only reason people get neg repped in that capacity is because the people doing so disagree with their statement, not because they are presenting information that is inaccurate or harmful to the community in some other way...
That may seem like common sense to some of you (and remember, I'm real high right now) but it seems like a rather petulant, angsty sorta way to express an opinion...not to mention that the anonymity of the system (i.e. you as a poster do not know who voted your post "not helpful," only those who voted it as "helpful") is always going to lead to abuse on a forum like this.
To put it succinctly, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think this whole Karma and Rep system is a lot like Communism...great in theory, not so much in practice. Any thoughts on ya'lls part you might want to post would be swell.
That may seem like common sense to some of you (and remember, I'm real high right now) but it seems like a rather petulant, angsty sorta way to express an opinion...not to mention that the anonymity of the system (i.e. you as a poster do not know who voted your post "not helpful," only those who voted it as "helpful") is always going to lead to abuse on a forum like this.
To put it succinctly, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think this whole Karma and Rep system is a lot like Communism...great in theory, not so much in practice. Any thoughts on ya'lls part you might want to post would be swell.