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I prefer the current way. Regarding tooltips Experience shows that tooltips can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not usefu...
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#3: Post edited
by
Estela
·
2021-06-08T21:30:52Z (almost 3 years ago)
- I prefer the current way.
- **Regarding tooltips**
Experience shows that tooltips there can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not useful". But that is not really what it means in meta there. It is ok to downvote if you disagree while thinking that the answer was useful in an ongoing discussion. Though, yes, we could do better.- Are these tooltips going to help the flagger know why they got their downvotes? Unlikely, they should ask in comments.
- A size fits all is hard. Do all questions really need to show research effort?
- **Regarding an extra system of reasons**
- There will be no end to the reasons that need to be added. And when the list is large enough most people won't bother looking for the right one.
- We already have a system. Comments. There is a concern discussed elsewhere about public criticism being hard to swallow some times. But I think comments are the way to go and the flagger should be encouraged to comment asking for reasons. Themselves being the ones asking for them they should hopefully be more receptive to criticism.
- Sure, some times "Why was this downvoted?" actually means "curse, why, insult, something worse". But no system can really change that.
- I prefer the current way.
- **Regarding tooltips**
- Experience shows that tooltips can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not useful". But that is not really what it means in meta there. It is ok to downvote if you disagree while thinking that the answer was useful in an ongoing discussion. Though, yes, we could do better.
- Are these tooltips going to help the flagger know why they got their downvotes? Unlikely, they should ask in comments.
- A size fits all is hard. Do all questions really need to show research effort?
- **Regarding an extra system of reasons**
- There will be no end to the reasons that need to be added. And when the list is large enough most people won't bother looking for the right one.
- We already have a system. Comments. There is a concern discussed elsewhere about public criticism being hard to swallow some times. But I think comments are the way to go and the flagger should be encouraged to comment asking for reasons. Themselves being the ones asking for them they should hopefully be more receptive to criticism.
- Sure, some times "Why was this downvoted?" actually means "curse, why, insult, something worse". But no system can really change that.
#2: Post edited
by
Estela
·
2021-06-08T11:14:50Z (almost 3 years ago)
- I prefer the current way.
- **Regarding tooltips**
- Experience shows that tooltips there can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not useful". But that is not really what it means in meta there. It is ok to downvote if you disagree while thinking that the answer was useful in an ongoing discussion. Though, yes, we could do better.
- Are these tooltips going to help the flagger know why they got their downvotes? Unlikely, they should ask in comments.
- **Regarding an extra system of reasons**
- There will be no end to the reasons that need to be added. And when the list is large enough most people won't bother looking for the right one.
- We already have a system. Comments. There is a concern discussed elsewhere about public criticism being hard to swallow some times. But I think comments are the way to go and the flagger should be encouraged to comment asking for reasons. Themselves being the ones asking for them they should hopefully be more receptive to criticism.
- Sure, some times "Why was this downvoted?" actually means "curse, why, insult, something worse". But no system can really change that.
- I prefer the current way.
- **Regarding tooltips**
- Experience shows that tooltips there can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not useful". But that is not really what it means in meta there. It is ok to downvote if you disagree while thinking that the answer was useful in an ongoing discussion. Though, yes, we could do better.
- Are these tooltips going to help the flagger know why they got their downvotes? Unlikely, they should ask in comments.
- A size fits all is hard. Do all questions really need to show research effort?
- **Regarding an extra system of reasons**
- There will be no end to the reasons that need to be added. And when the list is large enough most people won't bother looking for the right one.
- We already have a system. Comments. There is a concern discussed elsewhere about public criticism being hard to swallow some times. But I think comments are the way to go and the flagger should be encouraged to comment asking for reasons. Themselves being the ones asking for them they should hopefully be more receptive to criticism.
- Sure, some times "Why was this downvoted?" actually means "curse, why, insult, something worse". But no system can really change that.
#1: Initial revision
by
Estela
·
2021-06-08T11:13:11Z (almost 3 years ago)
I prefer the current way. **Regarding tooltips** Experience shows that tooltips there can survive a lot of time being obsolete. In SO in meta they have "This answer is useful" and "This answer is not useful". But that is not really what it means in meta there. It is ok to downvote if you disagree while thinking that the answer was useful in an ongoing discussion. Though, yes, we could do better. Are these tooltips going to help the flagger know why they got their downvotes? Unlikely, they should ask in comments. **Regarding an extra system of reasons** There will be no end to the reasons that need to be added. And when the list is large enough most people won't bother looking for the right one. We already have a system. Comments. There is a concern discussed elsewhere about public criticism being hard to swallow some times. But I think comments are the way to go and the flagger should be encouraged to comment asking for reasons. Themselves being the ones asking for them they should hopefully be more receptive to criticism. Sure, some times "Why was this downvoted?" actually means "curse, why, insult, something worse". But no system can really change that.