Saidit's voting system: Why it's awesome and how to use it

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[–]fred_red_beans 11 insightful - 4 fun11 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 4 fun -  (21 children)

Seems like funny could be meant by some as ridicule on posts that would be hard to construe as such. Perhaps it really doesn't matter.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (20 children)

I can see it, I'm not big in to that type of use personally because it still promotes the content higher on the front page, so it's not really effective as a protest vote.

[–]ColdRoland 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (19 children)

It would easily give off the impression that fun is discouraged since it's only valued at "half the price".

On sites with the same format as Saidit (reddit/voat/phuks/poal etc) they use subs as a guide if it's going to be funny or insightful - You wouldn't traditionally expect insightful posts in r/funny and vice versa in "serious" subs. What does the insightful/funny add that I'm not currently getting and wouldn't be solved by simply removing the downvote?

I personally enjoy uplifting and entertaining posts as much as (on saidit usually) desperately depressive, yet thought provoking and often necessary posts. Now that I know how the voting system works, I could easily start to upvote funny stuff with the insightful upvote AS WELL as the funny upvote since my personal preference dictates a 50/50 mix, but won't that quite easily and somewhat unintendedly defeat the entire purpose of the insightful/funny system?

Edit: https://saidit.net/s/SaidIt/comments/6ve/saidits_voting_system_why_its_awesome_and_how_to/gm4 shows what I mean. My single effort bumped it from the bottom to the top of the comments.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

Sometimes funny things are insightful, sometimes they aren't. Just vote with what feels right.

[–]ColdRoland 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Are you basing the authenticity of the post votes on the users integrity?

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

What do you mean exactly?

[–]ColdRoland 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

How can you know that people aren't "Up-bulbed and funnied for maximum boosting!" instead of using the insightful/funny votes to help discern between serious and non-serious posts?

Are you trusting the users to not abuse the system?

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

Yeah? Of course some will abuse it, but most won't and it'll still be a useful thing

[–]ColdRoland 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

Just vote with what feels right.

I feel that you've added to the discussion but didn't see my point so I'll award you 1/2 point for your effort.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No system is 100% perfect for all situations. The Saidit voting system is non-punative.

Just vote with what feels right.

You have been white-faced.

White-facing you just felt right.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Was it funny? then why vote it funny? They're sorted differently...

[–]Mnemonic 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That would only work for the front page and with low user activity.

There is a funny tab that shows the top funny posts, so what more is there to want?

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You have been white-faced.

[–]ColdRoland 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know what that means, could you elaborate?