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Development => Bugs, Feature Requests, and Feedback => Topic started by: jitspoe on August 02, 2007, 02:13:02 PM

Title: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: jitspoe on August 02, 2007, 02:13:02 PM
This is in response to discussion about the feature vote page.  You decide.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Cobo on August 02, 2007, 02:16:40 PM
Hm... Cant decide, what would be the pro's and con's of each one?
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: KiLo on August 02, 2007, 02:25:36 PM
Seems look it would be harder to tally the votes without knowing the names.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Apocalypse on August 02, 2007, 02:48:20 PM
This isn't an election I think we should be able to see the names.
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Post by: P!nk on August 02, 2007, 03:02:18 PM
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Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Spook on August 02, 2007, 03:11:11 PM
No, i like to see what people vote for, and i agree with kilo with it being harder to tally without names
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: jitspoe on August 02, 2007, 03:11:21 PM
Seems look it would be harder to tally the votes without knowing the names.
This is for an automated system.  They'd be handled internally but not visible to other users.

As for pros and cons, I guess they'd be something like this:

Anonymous:
Pros:
You could vote freely without having to be concerned about what other people think of what you're voting for.
Cons:
Might be harder to identify potential "voter fraud" if the whole community can't see who is actually voting.

Not anonymous (onymous?):
Pros:
Curious users can see who all is for or against different features.
If something sketchy happens, it will be more apparent who caused it.
Cons:
Some people might feel pressured into voting for or against a feature when it's not really what they want.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: KnacK on August 02, 2007, 03:37:05 PM
I feel that if a member voted on a particular that I personally question, I would like to have the opportunity to engage  s/h/it in why they chose that feature and maybe even sway my opinion.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Cobo on August 02, 2007, 04:21:43 PM
Meh, I went with onymous :P
Quote
onymous:
bearing a name (not anonymous)
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Eiii on August 02, 2007, 05:15:53 PM
I vote for onymous. :D
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: magalhaes on August 02, 2007, 05:27:30 PM
I vote for anonymous.
So the new players dont be afraid to vote on what they really want just because some old-schoolers don't like it.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Cobo on August 02, 2007, 05:28:59 PM
But stuff that new players vote for sucks, and is usually useless.
/me can imagine "dual weapons" spreading like wild fire.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: magalhaes on August 02, 2007, 05:30:57 PM
???
that doesnt make sense.
If we want a voting let all people vote.
If not dont let people vote.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Xena on August 02, 2007, 05:38:28 PM
anonymous voting would only work if it's one vote per player (no cancelling votes to re-vote)... kinda hard to decide though. But it would encourage people who wants to be anonymous to vote.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: KnacK on August 02, 2007, 08:45:02 PM
I trump your jump feature vote with my grapple feature vote FTW!!!
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: lekky on August 04, 2007, 03:35:00 PM
Hard one. I think there is little to choose between either option. I'm inclined to say show the names simply because it may lead to discussion about features, rather than just idle votes. I can't see their being much pressure on people as its not really that type of voting. As it is now names are shown openly and this seems to work fine, so I think it should be carried on to the automated system.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Apocalypse on August 06, 2007, 09:47:19 AM
I'm not voting for anonymous votes but if you wanted anonymous and changeable you could simply use a poll......
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Canada A on August 25, 2007, 09:09:27 PM
Why not just ask for your name to be left off the list when you vote. Then just modify your post after you see your vote has been counted?
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Apocalypse on August 26, 2007, 07:26:57 AM
That would be completely pointless because then it wouldn't be anonymous because people would see your post :P
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Canada A on August 26, 2007, 04:00:47 PM
That would be completely pointless because then it wouldn't be anonymous because people would see your post :P

"Then just modify your post after you see your vote has been counted?"

Hence this part of my post.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: y00tz on August 27, 2007, 07:01:19 AM
That would be completely pointless because then it wouldn't be anonymous because people would see your post :P

"Then just modify your post after you see your vote has been counted?"

Hence this part of my post.

That's not anonymous, and I'm sure in this community at least, a watch-dog group would form to relay voting records.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: KiLo on August 27, 2007, 07:08:24 AM
a watch-dog group would form to relay voting records.

Do you mean something like a committee?! ;D
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: y00tz on August 27, 2007, 07:18:07 AM
a watch-dog group would form to relay voting records.

Do you mean something like a committee?! ;D

Heh, I just pictured a few of the forum vets watching that thread religiously, and posting who votes what as public record on IRC... :P
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Apocalypse on August 27, 2007, 07:32:47 AM
You mean remove it alot of people would be on before Jits :\
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: Canada A on August 28, 2007, 07:52:37 PM
I do know that on some forums, they allow for members to post, and as soon as their post is active, it becomes hidden to the rest of the community, besides the admins, mods, etc. Maybe we could implement this into our forums?
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: y00tz on August 28, 2007, 11:01:54 PM
I do know that on some forums, they allow for members to post, and as soon as their post is active, it becomes hidden to the rest of the community, besides the admins, mods, etc. Maybe we could implement this into our forums?

Because then you'd have burnt out moderators constantly sifting through votes.  I'd rather see a poll than someone being able to type in whatever answer they want anyway.
Title: Re: Anonymous Feature Votes?
Post by: jitspoe on August 29, 2007, 05:54:44 PM
This poll is about a new feature voting system.  I'm not going to hide votes on the forum.  That's too much work.