 TWO SECTIONS: THREAD VOTING AND POST VOTING |
Thread Voting: This option is provided to enable users of the site to mark a particular thread as noteworthy -- meaning that it is worthy of being archived. Obviously, this should not include joke threads, happy birthday threads or similar topics.
When you are reading a thread, there will be a colored bar at the top that looks like this:
Clicking that area will bring up this window:
Clicking the "Best of Forum" button will add a vote for the thread, and the bar at the top will change to look like this:
(This one has had 21 votes)
The topic line in the forum page view will change colors for that thread, but only for a day or two. After that, the color will revert, but the votes will not change, unless they are inappropriate for that thread (not archive-worthy).
 Please use this feature sparingly. Only the most archive-worthy topics should be voted. |
Individual Post Voting: Also referred to as "thumbs up," this system has been provided to enable you to encourage another user. This is a function for registered users only.
| Registered User | | Anonymous User |  | |  |
When you click on the  under a post, you are presented with the screen above. (Unless the user is on your "buddy list," in which case you will see only the "encourage" button.)
| Encourage |  | That person receives a "thumbs up" from you. | | + Watch | | Adds that person to your buddy list. | | Ignore | | Causes that user's posts to be omitted from threads that you view. | | Thumbs down | | Only appears when the under unregistered users' posts are clicked, and it allows voting down of their posts. Also notice that there is an "Ignore" feature for anonymous users as well. However, there is currently no means of "un-ignoring" these users. | | | | (The "Ignore" function is available to premium and grandfathered, original members.) |
Careful!
If you use the "ignore" feature on an anonymous post, you will not be able to see other posts started by anonymous users in any forum! |
You will be able to see the thumbs in your posts that are "encouraged." They will be highlighted to you within a thread, and the names of the users who gave them to you will be shown to the left of the post, like this:
If you are the voter, you will be able to see that you have given a vote up for that post. Also, the person who received your vote will see that it came from you. No one else sees the votes.
By the way, if you spot a post which you consider spam or inappropriate, you may also use the "Hey Mod" link to bring it to the attention of a moderator. Bringing a post to the attention of the moderators does not guarantee any action will be taken.
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last modified: 2007-12-13 09:11:13 |
