IDK why this was moved from the Feedback sub-forum to General, but sure why not lol
This isn't a significant issue, but most feedback threads have many people saying "+1/-1" without any further information to back their opinion. These messages generally flood the thread and don't contribute to the discussion in any meaningful way; scrolling through them is tedious, especially when there is 4+ pages worth of mostly "+1/-1," with actual discussion lightly sprinkled within.
Thankfully a solution which is already built into the forums exists: polling. Upon the creation of feedback threads, the creator should add a poll with positive/negative answers (yes/no, +1/-1, etc.) Or perhaps, the developers could automate it so that pre-made polls are attached to new threads in this specific sub-forum.
This would be beneficial because:
- Threads would become more compact, allowing people to easily read through the discussion
- People would still be able to publicly state their stance on a suggestion without needlessly lengthening the thread
- It would be easier to "vote," as it would only take two clicks instead of writing out and posting a new message
- We'll be able to gauge the community's opinion from a glance, instead of counting up +1/-1 messages
I'm not going to use the format, eat my pants stinky!
This isn't a significant issue, but most feedback threads have many people saying "+1/-1" without any further information to back their opinion. These messages generally flood the thread and don't contribute to the discussion in any meaningful way; scrolling through them is tedious, especially when there is 4+ pages worth of mostly "+1/-1," with actual discussion lightly sprinkled within.
Thankfully a solution which is already built into the forums exists: polling. Upon the creation of feedback threads, the creator should add a poll with positive/negative answers (yes/no, +1/-1, etc.) Or perhaps, the developers could automate it so that pre-made polls are attached to new threads in this specific sub-forum.
This would be beneficial because:
- Threads would become more compact, allowing people to easily read through the discussion
- People would still be able to publicly state their stance on a suggestion without needlessly lengthening the thread
- It would be easier to "vote," as it would only take two clicks instead of writing out and posting a new message
- We'll be able to gauge the community's opinion from a glance, instead of counting up +1/-1 messages
I'm not going to use the format, eat my pants stinky!
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