Posted by Dinah on August 6, 2010, at 6:57:12
In reply to Re: Karma, posted by Dr. Bob on August 6, 2010, at 1:38:26
Actually I suppose an administrator might see that as a positive thing. Instead of a poster asking another poster not to post to them, or telling them their post is a load of hot air, which wouldn't be civil by your standards, the poster could just choose not to mark them as helpful while marking others as helpful. The point would be made without it being uncivil by your standards.
Under the radar, so to speak.
You could even suggest it in your future pbc's. "If you don't find a poster helpful, please use the ratings system to tell them so, instead of being insensitive by saying it in words."
Although if you find it so normal and ok to tell posters they find some responses helpful and others not so helpful through a rating system, why isn't it ok to say it out loud? According to you, it's perfectly ok to indicate that some gifts are appreciated while others are not. Do you see a significant difference between telling them in a ratings system and telling them with words?
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