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  Re: Selecting top stories
 
(...) It wouldn't matter -- a zero or "- - -" vote is an "undo" or "null" vote. That is, only "Highlight" and "Spotlight" get counted; submitting "- - -" is like not submitting anything. This prevents things from being marked down super-low. --Todd (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Selecting top stories
 
(...) *puzzled* I think you missed the context, which was that maybe messages should get marked up slightly just for having a lot of responses. (I'm not convinced that this would really be a good thing, but it's an interesting idea.) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Selecting top stories
 
(...) Perhaps if you provided some side benefit to voting, more people would do it. I know that I voted a lot with the older system, because there was a lot finer gradation. But with the new system, I can't remember the last time I decided an (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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