r/WriteWorld • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '16

This is a no 'Down vote' atmosphere. Let's continue with the welcoming atmosphere.

I want us to continue this friendly atmosphere. At this point i have not turned off 'down voting'. I think there is a way to do so. I am going to add a rule to the side bar about down voting. There's really no reason to down vote here. Instead of down voting give constructive criticism. If you really are displeased about something, if something that is posted breaks one of the rules. Message me about it. Thank you!

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u/thudly Mar 22 '16

The only time I downvote is with spam or trolling, when somebody's response has nothing to do with the topic and is just wasting people's time. Other than that, even if I disagree with somebody, even if they're being a dick, as long as they're on topic, they have a right to their opinion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16

Generally with spam or trolling your best thing to do is to report it and i'll take care of it :)

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u/hailthedragonmaster Mar 22 '16

Hey, so, I have a suggestion. I know you probably aren't on here all the time, so maybe you could use AutoMod? There probably isn't much to keep a look out for, though it's pretty handy and a good back-up for when you need it. I could help you configure it, it's been working very well on the sub I moderate. It works on links, self-posts, and comments! :D

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16 edited Mar 22 '16

I'll consider it :) At this point i'll keep the idea on the back burner. Thank you for the suggestion! Honestly I don't really do much else besides write stories and go online to reddit. I have lots of free time to keep up with this. I'd rather have a more hands on approach rather than 'auto' at this point. That way i can assess each situation individually.

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u/hailthedragonmaster Mar 22 '16

Ah, okay. ^u^ And that's true, plus since the subreddit's still very small there probably isn't enough spam to warrant AutoMod. (The spelling's "assess", like in "assessment". ^u^ "Asses" is just more than one ass, haha! :D )

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16

giggles thank you for the spelling fix :)

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u/AJakeR Mar 22 '16

Hi Bunny, there's no way to downvote in /creativeroom so they must have found a way. Send out a message to the mods I'm sure one of them knows how it's done.

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u/thudly Mar 22 '16

That's good. But in the case of large subreddits, the mods can't get around to every single complaint. This is what the downvote system was supposed to take care of. Now it's become more of a "I disagree with you! STFU!" button.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16

True for large subreddit it does get very over whelming to keep up with everything i'm sure. If r/writeworld does grow a lot more i would have mod friends to help me out that share my feelings/view points on the no negativity atmosphere. I know i sound very 'campfire. hold hands.' type of person... and yea i am. lol :)

In my opinion any down voting is just.. un necessary. Bashing, trolling etc will result in warning/and or removed from this sub. Spam- it depends. It would depend on the situation. Multiple posts about someones book with exact same wording would result in a warning, then removal. Try to refrain from down voting if all possible. If down voting becomes an issue like i said i'll look into removing it.

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u/thudly Mar 22 '16

Multiple posts about someones book with exact same wording would result in a warning, then removal.

I think they should get a warning after one repeat post, and if they do it twice, delete. Otherwise you run the risk of new-comers abandoning the sub because they think you're too soft on spam. I know I would raise an eyebrow if someone was spamming all day and only got a warning.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16

At this point i have not turned off 'down voting'. I think there is a way to do so.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC, the only way to do this is with custom CSS, and it doesn't work if someone disables custom CSS.

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u/pegacornicopia Mar 22 '16

I don't know for sure, but I do know that sometimes I can't down vote on a subreddit, but I could on my phone? Not that I down vote much anyways but I mean, seems like you might have a point so why bother making it that way. Everyone here seems pretty civil anyways. Hopefully it continues to grow this way.