So why are we allowed to upvote admin/mod posts, but not downvote them?

Catachan said:
So why are we allowed to upvote admin/mod posts, but not downvote them?

Try harder

You can't down vote admin comments. It's a hold over from when it would take only one down vote to hide a comment from 90% of the user base, I believe.

Rocket_Corgi said:
You can't down vote admin comments. It's a hold over from when it would take only one down vote to hide a comment from 90% of the user base, I believe.

*shrugs* what's the point of upvoting one anyway?

PheagleAdler said:
*shrugs* what's the point of upvoting one anyway?

Ass kissing 101 ?

Tony did you add that in or did I?

Rocket_Corgi said:
You can't down vote admin comments. It's a hold over from when it would take only one down vote to hide a comment from 90% of the user base, I believe.

^

Rocket_Corgi said:
You can't down vote admin comments. It's a hold over from when it would take only one down vote to hide a comment from 90% of the user base, I believe.

Lol, two bad decisions in one! :)

Voting on admin posts in general should probably be disabled, then.

Catachan said:
Voting on admin posts in general should probably be disabled, then.

Admins should be subject to scrutiny just like the rest of us. If something they say is wildly unpopular to the point that their post gets hidden, they should take note of that.

If they have something to say that's too important to be ignored, they can either take a mod action or they can put it in the site header.

I think what I'll do is allow downvoting on admin comments, but always show them, even if their score is below your threshold.

That can defeat the purpose. Maybe disable upvotes/downvotes on admin comments entirely.

tony311 said:
I think what I'll do is allow downvoting on admin comments, but always show them, even if their score is below your threshold.

This is a good way to do it.

tony311 said:
I think what I'll do is allow downvoting on admin comments, but always show them, even if their score is below your threshold.

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tony311 said:
I think what I'll do is allow downvoting on admin comments, but always show them, even if their score is below your threshold.

Aren't you gonna make sure it gets approved with us first tony? :p

Anyhow, sounds like a good idea to me XD

Munkelzahn said:
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hey wait a minute...this isn't facebook!