Even if it’s true that it can be hard to agree or disagree with a post as a whole, I do get the impression that people sometimes feel like they disagree with posts as a whole, and so simply downvote the post.
Also, I suspect it is possible to disagree with a post as a whole. Many posts are structured like “argument 1, argument 2, argument 3, therefore conclusion”. If you disagree with the conclusion, I think it’s reasonable to say that that’s disagreeing with the post as a whole. If you agree with the arguments and the conclusion, then you agree with the post as a whole. Otherwise, I agree it’s more ambiguous, but people then have the option of not agree/disagree-voting.
What’s the downside of allowing this post-level agree/disagree voting that the team is worried about? (I’m not saying there isn’t one, just that I can’t immediately see it.)
Even if it’s true that it can be hard to agree or disagree with a post as a whole, I do get the impression that people sometimes feel like they disagree with posts as a whole, and so simply downvote the post.
Also, I suspect it is possible to disagree with a post as a whole. Many posts are structured like “argument 1, argument 2, argument 3, therefore conclusion”. If you disagree with the conclusion, I think it’s reasonable to say that that’s disagreeing with the post as a whole. If you agree with the arguments and the conclusion, then you agree with the post as a whole. Otherwise, I agree it’s more ambiguous, but people then have the option of not agree/disagree-voting.
What’s the downside of allowing this post-level agree/disagree voting that the team is worried about? (I’m not saying there isn’t one, just that I can’t immediately see it.)