On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 10:26 -0400, David Cantrell wrote: > On another note, could we please stop the +1 and -1 garbage replies to > people? Just say you agree or disagree. Where did the +1 and -1 > trend come from because it's really freaking annoying. -1 to stopping the use of +1 and -1, but +1 to stopping garbage replies, ;). My earliest encounter with feedback mechanisms that use +num and -num as a means of communication would probably be slashdot. Polls and voting systems are kind of like that, but they were only ever used in sentences when forums became popular. It actually has a nice mathematical ring to it. More accurate and pure rather than just saying "I agree" (+1) or "I strongly agree" (+100). As much as I like to see grammar and proper use of the language maintained, I would value effective communication above it. +1/-1 gets the message across while saving bytes. Same goes for smileys, ;). -- Richi Plana -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
