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Idea #1261: show negative and positive votes of the ideas - not only the sum



bug This idea is a duplicate of idea #11052: brainstorm: tell us the total votes on an idea, (0 / 256) vs ( 0 / 0).
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Written by thk the 29 Feb 08 at 11:01. Category: Brainstorm.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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show negative and positive votes of the ideas - not only the sum. Show also the absolute sum of votes - how many vote against or for an idea.
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Auzy wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:24
Agree, I've found that people tend to be voting down ideas, but not up.

brettalton wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 16:56
I'd only like to see that because I'm curious how many people are voting...

thk wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 17:41
yes maybe you see a score of zero and maybe 1000 people vote for this idea and other 1000 against it.
It's important to see how many people wanted to vote against or for an idea.

oxfordethical.co.uk wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 12:10
I think it is important to do this. As an example, the proposal may be "include XYZ rather than ABC as an interface". The score may be low, indicating that this is a low priority item for most. However a large number of people could have voted for it, and a large number against it, and from that we could conclude that we should include both ABC *AND* XYZ rather than switching or staying the same.

Mike Graham wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 03:58
Voted Yes.

I think that would be neat to see. A total near 0 could indicate both a lack of enthusiasm or a great controversy.

phq wrote on the 13 Mar 08 at 23:20
Even a seemingly high score could be hiding a much larger number of vote compared to which the score is not so significant. Such controversial ideas may need to be discussed and revised to win a larger consent.
Number of votes + percentage of approval would be more significant in lists of ideas. Idea pages should include complete information about votes.

bescritt wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 23:21
Disagree.
Revealing that information would taint the voting process.
Sometimes it's better to just vote the way you feel, without knowing first how everyone else feels.
This is one of those cases.

blindvic wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 14:51
>Revealing that information would taint the voting process.
Then reveal it after the voting

x1sc0 wrote on the 30 Mar 08 at 19:56
+1 if the information is revealed after the voting.

mprince wrote on the 9 Apr 08 at 23:14
I agree.

+1 for revealed after the voting.

someonestolemyname wrote on the 20 Apr 08 at 18:43
I think it should be on the details page, but yes it should be somewhere. The single score on the main page simplifies things, and keeps it uncluttered.

+1

elias1884 wrote on the 8 May 08 at 14:32
Whether or not revealing the actual numbers is not so important as making sure all ideas have an equal chance to be seen.

Therefore I vote for "Random Ideas" on the Frontpage not "Latest" or "Todays highest rated".

The Frontpage has been changed to "Latest" which is better than "Highest rated of all time" like it was initially, but "Random" as entry point would be even better!

The reason I am stating that here is, that the Idea concentrating on that, is already marked as implemented.

elias1884 wrote on the 8 May 08 at 14:33
But I strongly agree, positive and negative votes need to be visible at least after voting!

Topics of High Controversy are obviously of high interest!

chipbennett wrote on the 12 Jul 08 at 21:44
+1

I disagree that revealing the total-vote information somehow taints the voting process.

Where's the supporting evidence?

On the contrary, I believe that the free flow of information can only help *improve* the voting process.

wolfie2x wrote on the 27 Jul 08 at 07:20
+1

I honestly don't care if it's after voting or on a different page as long as it _can_be_seen_.

this idea has been here for 5 months; the information is already available; just a one liner to show +x -y votes; why take so long??


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