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    • HelloRaptor
      HelloRaptor last edited by

      @Glitch
      So does the forum only notify on upvotes? I have at times noticed someone upvoting something but seeing a 0 in the post total, while still showing their name on voicover. Also, I can't recall ever seeing a downvote notification, but probability is implausibly low that nobody's ever downvoted me.

      Pretty lame if it doesn't notify on downvotes (or show the names of downvoters) but does for upvotes. Boo.

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      • 3543thrh67
        3543thrh67 last edited by

        I just want to be able to shut off notification for upvote (and downvote?).

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        • Tempest
          Tempest Banned last edited by Tempest

          Yeah, I just noticed today that apparently 'hovering' will show names of who upvoted a post, but not who downvoted it. I second that boo.

          Edit : I now have another question. Please excuse me while I alternate upvoting/downvoting raptor's post for a few seconds. Do you get more than one notification?

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          • HelloRaptor
            HelloRaptor @Tempest last edited by

            @Tempest said:

            Yeah, I just noticed today that apparently 'hovering' will show names of who upvoted a post, but not who downvoted it. I second that boo.

            Edit : I now have another question. Please excuse me while I alternate upvoting/downvoting raptor's post for a few seconds. Do you get more than one notification?

            Nah, only the one, but I do get a bunch of notifications if a bunch of people upvote the same post. Thanks, forum, I guess you want me to know I'm... loved?

            Being able to shut off vote notifications would be cool, but it's pretty ridiculous that it only shows the upvotes, regardless.

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            • Derp
              Derp Admin last edited by

              I'm sure that this is to promote community harmony and prevent retaliative downvoting, but... yeah, I still think it's pretty lame. I don't care if it shows that I downvote someone. I do it so rarely that it's basically a special occasion, anyway, which I think is most of us. Secret downvoting seems kind of dumb. If you hate it enough to downvote, do so proudly.

              Racism isn't Tinkerbell. It doesn't need you to believe in it for it to exist.

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              • Glitch
                Glitch last edited by

                It doesn't notify on downvotes, only upvotes. I don't know why. You can see who has downvoted a post, however. If you click on the number between the up and down arrows, it'll list out all who have voted.

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                • Derp
                  Derp Admin @Glitch last edited by Derp

                  @Glitch said:

                  It doesn't notify on downvotes, only upvotes. I don't know why. You can see who has downvoted a post, however. If you click on the number between the up and down arrows, it'll list out all who have voted.

                  It only shows upvotes on that.

                  ETA: At least to those of us who aren't administrators.

                  Racism isn't Tinkerbell. It doesn't need you to believe in it for it to exist.

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                  • Glitch
                    Glitch @Derp last edited by

                    @Derp You have to click it, not hover over it.

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                    • Glitch
                      Glitch @Derp last edited by

                      @Derp Oh. Duuuuuuuuuuuuumb.

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                      • Derp
                        Derp Admin last edited by

                        Yeeeep. 🙂

                        Racism isn't Tinkerbell. It doesn't need you to believe in it for it to exist.

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                        • Glitch
                          Glitch last edited by

                          Try downvoting my post? I wonder if I get a notification as an admin.

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                          • Derp
                            Derp Admin last edited by

                            Done. Let me know when I can re-vote it so it won't hurt your rep.

                            Racism isn't Tinkerbell. It doesn't need you to believe in it for it to exist.

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                            • Glitch
                              Glitch @Derp last edited by

                              @Derp Nope, no notification for me, either. Harmony and care bears it is!

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                              • Anonymous
                                Anonymous Banned @Glitch last edited by

                                @Glitch I can't see who downvoted you by hovering. I think this is a feature, and not a bug, to protect the privacy of naysayers. It's about keeping the environment as non-toxic as possible, which is a farcical goal in the WoD online "community."

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                                • Glitch
                                  Glitch @Anonymous last edited by

                                  @Anonymous The bboard software we use here isn't really concerned with the online MU'ing community, so it probably just didn't even occur to them. The only options I have regarding reputation is to turn it off completely or turn off just down votes.

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                                  • Derp
                                    Derp Admin last edited by

                                    Turning off downvotes entirely might be cool, if it can't be shown who's doing it.

                                    Racism isn't Tinkerbell. It doesn't need you to believe in it for it to exist.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                      Anonymous Banned @Glitch last edited by

                                      @Glitch Oh I know they weren't concerned with MU*s/WoD, I'm just stating their likely reasoning and of course why it simply doesn't apply to us.

                                      Turning off reputation may or may not be a good approach. It does amount to a popularity contest on a forum where everybody recognizes the other's usernames, and will up/downvote them whenever a post is made.

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                                      • Luna
                                        Luna last edited by

                                        I rarely downvote. I mean really though, this is basically who's like is it anyway, everything is made up and the points don't matter. This is like caring about reddit or voat points.

                                        Fun? What is this fun thou speakest of?

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                                        • Thenomain
                                          Thenomain @Glitch last edited by

                                          @Glitch said:

                                          Try downvoting my post? I wonder if I get a notification as an admin.

                                          We do not.

                                          “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
                                          ― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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                                          • EmmahSue
                                            EmmahSue last edited by

                                            Reputation also serves as a threshold bar for user actions; you need a certain number before you're allowed to downvote, or flag. That number is one we can change.

                                            ES

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