Thanks for flagging that! I want to acknowledge that, independent of the bug I mentioned earlier, there could still be an issue of users downvoting in a way that does not align with Forum norms. One thing we could do is update the wording of the tooltip that explains karma voting, since I think “How much do you like this overall?” is not exactly the right question to ask. I agree that asking whether the content is productive or like, contributing value to the discussion, is closer. I also agree that we don’t want to disincentivize people from productively saying things that they expect others to disagree with.
We have actually considered asking moderators to highlight good comments in a way similar to what you suggest. :) I’ve also considered bringing back the Forum prize but just for comments (I actually currently feel quite optimistic about experimenting with a Forum prize of some kind).
Yeah, I think these are great ideas! I’d love to see the Forum prize come back; even if there was only a nominal amount of (or no) money attached, I think it would still be motivating; people like winning stuff.
Thanks for flagging that! I want to acknowledge that, independent of the bug I mentioned earlier, there could still be an issue of users downvoting in a way that does not align with Forum norms. One thing we could do is update the wording of the tooltip that explains karma voting, since I think “How much do you like this overall?” is not exactly the right question to ask. I agree that asking whether the content is productive or like, contributing value to the discussion, is closer. I also agree that we don’t want to disincentivize people from productively saying things that they expect others to disagree with.
We have actually considered asking moderators to highlight good comments in a way similar to what you suggest. :) I’ve also considered bringing back the Forum prize but just for comments (I actually currently feel quite optimistic about experimenting with a Forum prize of some kind).
Yeah, I think these are great ideas! I’d love to see the Forum prize come back; even if there was only a nominal amount of (or no) money attached, I think it would still be motivating; people like winning stuff.