Howbout when you click thumbs up or down, a small window like the search button pops up asking you why you are giving a TU or down, you will have to type something, this will help cut down those who just give every thread a TD and give suggestions and more cudos for the OP from those who like the threads.

Like there are for rep points? Interesting...

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I think that if someone votes a thumbs up or down, they should be forced to make a comment as to why they voted a certain way. I've seen deals in which a couple of people have replied, but many more gave a thumbs down. This would make the deals more credible as to why they're good or bad.

Comments about a deal belong in the thread, not in a SECOND thumbs up/down area.

Users should not have to read two areas, nor should posters have to repeat their comments a second time.

My suggestion would be just like a regular post in which you post in the same thread that your commenting about for a thumbs up or down.

My suggestion would be just like a regular post in which you post in the same thread that your commenting about for a thumbs up or down.How does that differ from now in the sense that people who want to post comments will do so?

Who is going to audit the posts to confirm that they are meaningful? What constitutes a "comment," would a "I don't like it" or "It's a hot deal," be enough, and is it worth wading through such comments?

Requiring comments for thumbs up/down, IMHO, would reduce the number of people who vote while increasing the number of useless posts.

How does that differ from now in the sense that people who want to post comments will do so?

Who is going to audit the posts to confirm that they are meaningful? What constitutes a "comment," would a "I don't like it" or "It's a hot deal," be enough, and is it worth wading through such comments?

Requiring comments for thumbs up/down, IMHO, would reduce the number of people who vote while increasing the number of useless posts.

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How about people with 100 or more posts etc be able to give thumbs up or down. Sders with more experience. I hardly ever use it myself. I don't really view the tu or td as if its a good deal or not. At first I thought only the mods were the ones who did the tu td.

Fewer than 4% of all members have more than 100 posts (and only 7% have 50 or more posts).

Having a 100-post minimum to give thumbs up/down would mean 96% of the members couldn't vote. IMHO, that's not a good thing.

I'm missing the reasoning for making voting more restrictive. People need to realize that one or two thumbs either way don't really mean much.

But I can understand why your saying it. Noone here said for a certain amount of post, then you could vote tu or td. It would be for everyone to comment. I personally don't look at the tu or td, its for other people who just don't take a deal, when clearly some are good according to what the OP put.

How bout radio buttons that let you choose 5 or so common thumbs down reasons (Scam, NOT a great price, REPOST, BAD REBATER ALERT, Other) something like that, and ONLY for thumbs down. Thumbs up, why bother, if everyone loves the deal, it'll be obvious right off.

Why the concern over tu/td?

IMHO, clicking 5 or so common reasons would not improve the validity of the ratings. People who are being petty will just click away.

I was suggesting an area just like the rep points where OP could go check feedback on thumbs up/down on his toppic, alot of people wont post suggestions for fear of being a threadcrapper, some people honestly dont think its a good deal, I just think it would deter the thumb down bandits.

I was suggesting an area just like the rep points where OP could go check feedback on thumbs up/down on his toppic, alot of people wont post suggestions for fear of being a threadcrapper, some people honestly dont think its a good deal, I just think it would deter the thumb down bandits.


just take the thumbs up or down thing off and keep the rep points...

or i would do it with like a meter blue line i guess...of how many times the thread has been viewed and replied on....