Feedback: Remove the comment voting system

When a comment is rightfully voted down, I still find myself clicking "show comment," like a traffic accident voyeur. I would hazard others have done the same.

If I am out in left field here, and other users have found it to be truly handy in limiting trolling and similar comments, leave a comment of your own and let me know.

Happy gaming,

Boz

I'm with Boz on this one. I click on every one of the hidden comments because you have no way of knowing if they were voted down as unhelpful or (far more likely) because they didn't agree with the majority opinion. Or for no reason whatsoever... I recently wrote a journal entry aboutapples--harmless, uncontroversial apples. If you look at the comments, you'll see perfectly reasonable comments by MrCHUP0N and Boz got rated down for some reason I am completely unable to fathom.

Perhaps comment-rating is a good idea on some sites, but this is not one of them.

It is a good idea, but has its flaws. My comment on Aaron's blog got rated down to something like -8 because I said I like Gamespot's reviews...SuperMooseman

That's just sad, I would have given you a thumbs up.

Meiko, I'm not sure what your posts have to do with the comment-rating system. It seems more like you're just just railing that some of your posts have been moderated. I'm not a mod or admin or anything, but I'll give you this advice: calm down. If someone says something you don't agree with, you don't have to immediately flame them. "He started it!" isn't a valid reason to flame or post disruptively. Ignore them or reply in a manner that shows you're more civillized than they are.

I am with you. I just had my review for Hellgate deleted for having a 'positive' rating.

These self-moderation features are actually turning around and just adding to the arsenalry of trolls.

I am with you. I just had my review for Hellgate deleted for having a 'positive' rating.

These self-moderation features are actually turning around and just adding to the arsenalry of trolls.

hellpikey1969

GameSpot will most likely not be removing it, even though it needs to be removed as it's a useless feature to begin with.michaelP4

I also agree that the comment voting system should be removed, even though my opinion doesn't mean anything.dog64

I think it should be removed too.

In my last blog entry, someone made a post saying this:

Someone just gave thumbs down to every single comment on this page ^_^

I'm assuming by the little happy face at the end of the sentence the person who made the comment did it. Was this person bored and had nothing else to do? Or were they just being downright rude?! I don't think it's very funny, and voting on people's comments isn't a very necessary item that this site really needs.

I want to delete my whole blog entry now.. it really bothers me that all my friends who posted there had to be subject to something so juvenile.

If that's the case, then why isn't that ever growing list of bugs fixed and suggested ideas put into action?michaelP4

[QUOTE="michaelP4"]GameSpot will most likely not be removing it, even though it needs to be removed as it's a useless feature to begin with.Bozanimal

I also agree that the comment voting system should be removed, even though my opinion doesn't mean anything.dog64

But here's the thing: They have 57 admins (this is probably outdated now) and these bugs have been around for over a year.michaelP4

That's not always true. They may fix a few bugs eventually if you report them enough times, but they won't remove an extra feature they added just because some people don't like it. The change in review scoring is a perfect example. Many people complained about it, but the admins didn't care. They read the comments, but they just stuck with the people who liked it. Same with the comment system. They're not going to remove a feature that they worked to put on the site. So, no, your feedback is not always appreciated.dog64

Boz