Clean up this sub-forum

NemaususNemausus Join Date: 2011-08-18 Member: 117214Members
edited September 2011 in Ideas and Suggestions
<div class="IPBDescription">+1 Posts</div>Hi all, I mostly read through forum, do not post very much... but I felt that it could be cleaned up significantly as I am sick of having to scroll through lots of '+1' posts which add no meaningful content to a thread. Often I see a new post in a thread I am following and waste time reading through to find all it was, was a '+1'.

My suggestion would be to ban posts with no content and instead put an automatic poll up the top of every suggestion which reads:
- Yes, I like this idea
- Maybe, I like the idea but think it needs tweaking
- No, Do not like the idea

The poll could perhaps be automatically reset if the OP edits their post (updating suggestion) although I have never admin'd forums so not sure if this bit is possible.



TL/DR - Ban '+1' posts
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited September 2011
    +1/-1 are just easier and more convenient ways of showing you approve or disapprove of an idea. Why disregard convenience?

    Edit: Of course a meaningful response would be nice.
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  • LUSITANERLUSITANER Join Date: 2010-09-19 Member: 74086Members
    +1
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  • TechercizerTechercizer 7th Player Join Date: 2011-06-11 Member: 103832Members
    +1 work

    I approve of some way of making the amount of approvals/disapprovals immediately evident for a topic, but am not sure this is the best way to do it.
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  • NemaususNemausus Join Date: 2011-08-18 Member: 117214Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1877439:date=Sep 30 2011, 01:29 AM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Sep 30 2011, 01:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877439"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->+1/-1 are just easier and more convenient ways of showing you approve or disapprove of an idea. Why disregard convenience?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    If you read more than the TLDR I suggested putting a poll at the top of each suggestion, would this not be more convenient than having to go to all the effort of hitting the quote button then typing "+1"?


    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->am not sure this is the best way to do it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Suggested a poll because they are inbuilt in to pretty much every forum codebase, there are probably neater ways to implement it, but a poll should be simple in a forum context.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited September 2011
    "+1" is nothing more then some lame postcount++, I remember a few months back it was much nicer to read these forums before the "+1 spam" started...


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    I'm talking of course about the posts that consist of just "+1" or "-1", posts that have this and some actual meaningful on-topic content ain't so bad...
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  • HackepeterHackepeter Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17107Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1877453:date=Sep 29 2011, 08:59 PM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kouji_San @ Sep 29 2011, 08:59 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877453"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->"+1" is nothing more then some lame postcount++, I remember a few months back it was much nicer to read these forums before the "+1 spam" started...


    [edit]
    I'm talking of course about the posts that consist of just "+1" or "-1", posts that have this and some actual meaningful on-topic content ain't so bad...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    +1
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  • HybridclawHybridclaw Join Date: 2003-11-03 Member: 22271Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1877450:date=Sep 29 2011, 02:41 PM:name=Nemausus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nemausus @ Sep 29 2011, 02:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877450"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Suggested a poll because they are inbuilt in to pretty much every forum codebase, there are probably neater ways to implement it, but a poll should be simple in a forum context.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If I remember correctly, back in the day these forums use to have the ability to make a poll. I wonder what happened to that.

    Or maybe I am just imagining things…
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    I've never seen a poll script on these forums, not even before the "great gap of down time". Would solve this shizzle..


    @Hackepeter, touché
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  • CygoneCygone Join Date: 2011-05-29 Member: 101528Members
    -1

    I use the +1/-1 to advise if one supports the suggestion or not. I will not be changing my habits. If you don't like it, tough. It is far more meaningful that this entire forum topic!
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  • KurrineKurrine Join Date: 2010-07-03 Member: 72235Members
    edited September 2011
    <!--quoteo(post=1877505:date=Sep 30 2011, 02:40 AM:name=Cygone)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cygone @ Sep 30 2011, 02:40 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877505"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->-1

    I use the +1/-1 to advise if one supports the suggestion or not. I will not be changing my habits. If you don't like it, tough. It is far more meaningful that this entire forum topic!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    +1 It's easy to ignore them if you don't care for them, though that's not saying I don't think easily made polls would be nice to see.. Occasionally.

    Though I take the usefulness of polls pretty lightly since it's even lazier input thus likely less meaningful than the current +1/-1 method in my book.
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