Thanks for your kind words, appreciated. How about this?
If anyone on the forum wishes to present themselves as being qualified to judge the quality of my posts, they can make a credible case as follows:
read the post
analyze the post
try to rip the post to shreds
and we’ll see what happens
Meaning no disrespect to anybody, just trying to respond honestly...
I don’t intend to ask the EA team for feedback because they have as yet not demonstrated (as above) that they are qualified to evaluate my posts, and it is they who implemented the silly voting system. And, they have already threatened to ban me over points I very explicitly did not make, as can be proven just by actually reading the post in question.
In addition, while I have no data to back this up, my sense from 27 years of doing this almost daily is that many or most members here are somewhere around a half to a third my age. If true, I don’t see why I should automatically judge them qualified to generate useful reputation data on my participation here.
All that said, I am having some good exchanges such as this in the comment section, which I appreciate. So for now I’ll stick to that, and let others write the posts.
I don’t intend to ask the EA team for feedback because they have as yet not demonstrated (as above) that they are qualified to evaluate my posts, and it is they who implemented the silly voting system.
I believe it is possible to request various types of feedback to the EAF team. I am confident they would be able to provide feedback e.g. on the tone and clarity of the post. For instance, the wording “silly voting system” in the sentence above feels unfriendly.
In addition, while I have no data to back this up, my sense from 27 years of doing this almost daily is that many or most members here are somewhere around a half to a third my age. If true, I don’t see why I should automatically judge them qualified to generate useful reputation data on my participation here.
I would say age is a poor predictor of insightful feedback, and that focussing on the content (of the posts and comments) is much more productive. Other options (besides the number of votes) include asking specific people (who may share an interest in the topics being discussed) or the EAF team for feedback.
Thanks for your kind words, appreciated. How about this?
If anyone on the forum wishes to present themselves as being qualified to judge the quality of my posts, they can make a credible case as follows:
read the post
analyze the post
try to rip the post to shreds
and we’ll see what happens
Meaning no disrespect to anybody, just trying to respond honestly...
I don’t intend to ask the EA team for feedback because they have as yet not demonstrated (as above) that they are qualified to evaluate my posts, and it is they who implemented the silly voting system. And, they have already threatened to ban me over points I very explicitly did not make, as can be proven just by actually reading the post in question.
In addition, while I have no data to back this up, my sense from 27 years of doing this almost daily is that many or most members here are somewhere around a half to a third my age. If true, I don’t see why I should automatically judge them qualified to generate useful reputation data on my participation here.
All that said, I am having some good exchanges such as this in the comment section, which I appreciate. So for now I’ll stick to that, and let others write the posts.
I believe it is possible to request various types of feedback to the EAF team. I am confident they would be able to provide feedback e.g. on the tone and clarity of the post. For instance, the wording “silly voting system” in the sentence above feels unfriendly.
I would say age is a poor predictor of insightful feedback, and that focussing on the content (of the posts and comments) is much more productive. Other options (besides the number of votes) include asking specific people (who may share an interest in the topics being discussed) or the EAF team for feedback.