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Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:02:05 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> > In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Suzanne Rich Green wrote:
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> > > I think what he means is to 'lowlight' a post. Like, if you not only think it
> > > shouldn't be hightlighted by yourself, it shouldn't be highlighted by some
> > > others either.
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> > > -Suz
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> > Suz,
> > Thanks for the clarification. Yes. I mean lowlight.
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> It's a good idea on paper. The issue will arise when Group A has more people
> than Group B--Group A can always make sure nothing from Group B ever gets
> highlighted just by everyone in Group A 'lowlighting' the post.
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> I mean if we already have an issue with people highlighting what others consider
> to be 'inconsequential posts', the lowlighting will add a whole new kettle of
> fish... "Why did so many people 'lowlight' this fabulous castle MOC??? Are the
> Spaceys at it again???"
LUGNET history note: we already went through this. When highlighting was first
available, it was possible to give a negative rating to messages. This feature
was abused/misused almost immediately -- or at least, people perceived that it
was being abused/misused. The interface was changed to only allow
no-vote/highlight/spotlight.
Lowlighting would have to be handled differently from highlighting. Lowlighting
would be a setting on a message to prevent people from highlighting it at all.
Basically, the author of the message would need to specify 'lowlight flag' when
the message is posted.
Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Steve Bliss wrote: <snip> (...) Well then that,s different, isn't it? The ability to choose whether my post should be able to be highlighted or not--that's a pretty neat little thing... Would that 'non highlighting' flag (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
| | | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| (...) Thanks for the elaboration, Steve. LUGNET DID have such a system, and it was not uniformly positively received. This has been alluded to in other replies as well. A suggestion to again allow both negative and positive weighting should not be (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| (...) <snip> (...) It's a good idea on paper. The issue will arise when Group A has more people than Group B--Group A can always make sure nothing from Group B ever gets highlighted just by everyone in Group A 'lowlighting' the post. I mean if we (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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