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Downvoting kills my motivation

Jacob Moena · 2015-03-29T09:18:07

That people can down-vote my posts here really, really spoils any reason why I should give a damn when I see a question because I know that I will get voted down if some random dude/dudette doesn't agree. I could mention that Gamedev.net is third on the list of the most Nazi-driven communities, after Wikipedia and StackOverflow, but I won't. ;) What is the reasoning behind allowing people to vote down? The only effect that has is that I will think twice (or more) before asking myself if enough fucks are given to justify taking the time to provide an answer, contribute to a brainstorm, etc. I know it's not essential, but I can't help that it pisses me off. I mean, I could have just shut up, instead of taking the time to post, right? This is just a rant to tell you all how counter-productive down-voting is.

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Started by jacmoe March 24, 2015 10:09 PM

48 comments, last by jbadams 9 years, 3 months ago

jacmoe

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March 26, 2015 05:13 PM

I have been called passive-aggressive too here, haha. Really it's just passion.

Amen to that!

Too many projects; too much time

Aardvajk

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March 26, 2015 06:08 PM

When I first joined here, over ten years ago, I was an idiot with a vastly overinflated sense of my own ability and skills. I got down votes galore.

Instead of moaning about it, I tried to learn from it. I'm now full time employed as a professional developer living the dream and none of that would have been possible without the guidance of this community.

I'm so glad I never just stormed off in a huff. I dread to think what kind of job I would be working today if I had.

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Mike.Popoloski

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March 26, 2015 08:23 PM

Oh man, I'm imagining how this thread would look if it had been made ten years ago.

All the delicious cries and anguished screams and gleeful plots of ratings over time as they plummet toward zero...

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Oberon_Command

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March 26, 2015 08:36 PM

On the subject of posting about ratings...

_WeirdCat_

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March 27, 2015 11:39 AM

and i feel peopel downvote me because its a new trendy

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dsm1891

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March 27, 2015 04:29 PM

and i feel peopel downvote me because its a new trendy

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wintertime

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March 27, 2015 08:12 PM

and i feel peopel downvote me because its a new trendy

I only thought of doing it, but did not. I guess it is more like you are writing in a hurry (misusing the shift key, not taking the time to check spelling, ambiguous statements in single line postings) and later showing unhappiness when people could not mind-read (if it is the same thread you thought about).

_WeirdCat_

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March 27, 2015 11:58 PM

no its definetly hate related.

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jacmoe

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March 28, 2015 12:33 AM

Could this topic be closed - I think it's maybe has served it's purpose. It's been in a downward spiral for some time now. ;)

Too many projects; too much time

jbadams

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March 29, 2015 09:18 AM

We don't normally close topics at user request, but in this case I completely agree that this no longer seems productive and seems to be going in a bad direction.

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