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RE: Should I up vote this guy ranting? No I might face retaliation
Also if you haven't weighed in here New Content Flagging System with Feedback there is a really good discussion about adding reasons for flagging content.
I like the reasons... though I think you've likely covered every LEGIT reason without needing an OTHER. Since that basically means it could be for any other reason "It sux" "He's an idiot" "I.D.10.T. Error"
etc.
But the point being that if the "other" button was selected and someone wrote "it sux" there should be a way to reverse that type of flag as in my mind that is not a valid reason to flag it. Sometimes people could also leave a different reason without need ing to comment of they don't wish to.
Possibly having flagging and downvoting be separate features is something I've pondered. Maybe having the option to say you downvoted because you disagreed but didn't find it malicious or found that the same content had been covered elsewhere often (like @berniesanders did with @dollarvigilante) but @dollarvigilante's content I don't believe should tarnish his reputation the way a downvote/flag does.
Hopefully that idea makes sense.
Possibly allowing users to optionally say why they upvoted content (humorous, engaging, etc) would be an interesting feature to explore. You could then see a metric that said. "you have 90% of your votes from humor" So maybe you could then focus you energy more often on that aspect instead of just knowing that people appreciate their content.
Really just throwing out ideas, because the more discussion that can be had, the better the experience will be for newer users.
I've been wondering about a separate down vote that is not the flag that does not take money. If they want to have it have an effect perhaps factor it into the trending algorithm so that it is not weighted by money. Then you could have a top worth tab if you wanted to see actual money, that'd even inspire a CONTROVERSIAL type tab if they wanted to do that, but the effect it has now is that of an attack on people.
Your ideas are good.