Re: Posting "Other Users" on potential personality voters from now on

[LD2]

This seems way overdone, but it's your choice merlyn. I have nothing against you or your posts. Usually, I find them to be informative. The tone may not be as friendly as it could be at times, but the information is good (which is usually all a questioner wants..).

But, I find this idea to be a tad ridiculous.. why don't you just ask vroom to somehow add our names to our votes, that way you can see exactly who is downvoting you. Hmm, maybe that's not how this site or community is supposed to be. Maybe having the freedom to vote on what nodes are appropriate and what nodes may not be is part of the users choice. It's not a perfect world, those who have a 'beef' with you should just discuss it with you privately. Unfortunately, they may have chosen a different route - but citing their names by each post isn't going to get them to say 'Oh yea..I'm sorry.. I was the one who downvoted you' - in reality, there are a few names who are always on and I seriously doubt they are the ones who are voting, yet their names will most likely always be on your list. Is that fair? I think not. Maybe it's just one of those things - to brush aside and let go...

[merlyn]

Well, a good parallel for me is vandalism. Sure, it's just a few people who spray paint their mark for whatever reasons, and yes, I can ignore it as I drive by, but I keep pondering why I should put up with this anti-community behavior.

So, I'm putting up a camera. Sure, it captures all the people on the street at the time the vandalism is noted (including innocent bystanders), but maybe if the vandals know they're being watched, they might do it a bit less.

I refuse to feel helpless about this. I'm taking action because I'm tired of the uncommunity-like behavior that this anominity affords.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

[toadi]

Sorry merlyn,

Your metafor stinks!
In a community there are personal votes... In real life politics there also ppl who vote for popular ppl.(Actually you can't downvote them but hey give it some liberty).

Glad you brought up the fact of the camera! *yikes* I don't want to live in a community where the street need to be filmed. Where do you stop? Who decides where to stop?

All I want to say is: you feel offended by the downvotes, so you decide to place *camera's*. But in this case your are the enlighted despot who decides what happens in this community. If you really want to be part of a community, personality votes are a fact and this is a social phenomenon part of a communtity.

Please let it rest and live with the fact there are some people on the world who hate your guts!!!! I know there are a lot of people who hate my guts. And if all they can do to hurt me is downvote me on PM, hey I'm a happy guy :)

Let it be said I like the things you do. I admire your skills and helpfullness.


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My opinions may have changed,
but not the fact that I am right