Thanks for the comment. I agree that well-meaning and cooperative people sometimes end up vote-brigading (or borderline), and I imagine that there are people who might read this and feel quite bad. I really don’t want that.
I’m just hoping that we can make lots of people aware of this to prevent accidental/uninformed/absent-minded cases of this happening.
(Then we’d still be left with clearer-cut cases of uncooperative behavior, but if nothing else, the people being asked to vote-brigade might be able to warn the mods more easily with increased awareness of the problem.)
Thanks for this—I recently voted on a post more along the lines of supporting my friends/colleagues than on objective value. This has helped me realise I didn’t think things through enough!
Thanks for the comment. I agree that well-meaning and cooperative people sometimes end up vote-brigading (or borderline), and I imagine that there are people who might read this and feel quite bad. I really don’t want that.
I’m just hoping that we can make lots of people aware of this to prevent accidental/uninformed/absent-minded cases of this happening.
(Then we’d still be left with clearer-cut cases of uncooperative behavior, but if nothing else, the people being asked to vote-brigade might be able to warn the mods more easily with increased awareness of the problem.)
Thanks for this—I recently voted on a post more along the lines of supporting my friends/colleagues than on objective value. This has helped me realise I didn’t think things through enough!