Content Voting FAQ

Hia,

We can now vote on forum topics and comments.

"But what does this do?" I hear you ask:

• Group consensus has a better chance of being determined.
• Community Self Moderation: Low voted comments will be minimized after a certain point.
• Metrics for Ranking: I've added some new views to the sidebar so un-front-paged gems may shine for all to see on the front page, whose algorithms are currently:
  • Top Recent Topics shows the highest voted non-front-paged (non-off) topics posted in the last 3 hours, recalculating every 5 minutes.
  • Top Topics Today (and other timeframes) ranks all topics by vote, for a bigger picture of group preferences. This one will take some time to mature and be useful.
• Less bumping, better content: Voting is a simple way to dis/approve something instead of populating replies with "bump" etc. I may be going out on a limb with this one, I know.

Try clicking on my below "bad comment" to see if min/maximizing works in your browser.

As usual, open to suggestions.

Something in particular: Scott (down below) doesn't want the voting to be anonymous. What do you say? Cast your votes.

For reference, here's what else has been said so far
for: http://www.dailypaul.com/...
indifferent: http://www.dailypaul.com/...
and against: http://www.dailypaul.com/..., http://www.dailypaul.com/...