Do you think people who negatively rate questions or answers should explain their reasoning with the following scale: 1. I'm N/R for my own personal enjoyment. 2. I'm N/R because of an opposing view. 3. I'm N/R because the answer can be proven wrong?
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plaidman is a sanity bandit
ANSWERS: 8
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You forgot 4. 4. I'm N/R because it was a mistake.
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Awww, that wouldn't be no fun at all.
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I don't think its necessary, for three basic reasons: First, you know it when you have been naughty and deserve downrating. Second, you know it when you have a minority opinion and will be knee-jerk downrated. Third, you know as well as I do that AB has more trolls on it than any other discussion forum. So the why of N/R is either obvious or inevitable.
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I don't see this could hurt, mainly because if you posipoint you usually leave a comment, so why not if you negipoint? Of course, you could lie, yeh it might not be fun, but if you want to know, then... ey! ummm, I'll give you 4 for this OK?
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Not with that scale, but I think a comment should be mandatory for DRs.
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mate thats never going to happen as these D/R trolls have no balls to do this, the best way is to scrap D/R's altogether ... no need for them if you don't like the answer or question just don't give points and if you stll feel strongly about it ..flag it, this way you get rid of the troll once and for all because flag's have to get passed by the AB staff and if the troll flag's to many for no reason its off to the pentalty box ...easy fix
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It would be nice. These bombadier beetles tend to hurt at times.
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Well, some people may also N/R because they take offense. For example, my question: "If an illegitimate child is a child born of illegitimate parents, what if a child was born while two lovers were about to get married?" was N/Red, most likely because they reader took offense to such a subject. Also, some people N/R because they don't like the other opinion. A strong christian once N/Red me after I made a comment that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and that I was atheist. I believe that everyone should be held accountable for what they have done.
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