Disagreement is useful but its often difficult in a forum or any aspect of life to disagree with someone without getting disagreable.
Although I have upvoted, I have not downvoted. The reason is that most of the time my opinion regarding a post is just
that an opinion about THAT particular post and I don't think should continue to reflect on that member and the rest of their
posts.
Therefore I really don't care for persistent "Reputation" ratings.
I would like to disagree with a post and my downvote for that post be just that - a rating of that post not the ongoing quality of the poster.
I think maybe I'm unrealistic but I would like to be able to disagree with a post without going into a lot of details because I have no energy for arguing.
(Of course if very specific objective errors are perceived in someone's post that may cause harm if not corrected to the OP or others subsequently reading it then it is certainly one's obligation to try and correct them even at the risk of some disagreement.)
I disagree with folks answers/posts sometimes either in part or in full and wish there was a way just to nudge the person to say basically:
"Maybe you should rethink your response. Is it helpful? Is it fair and considerate considering the problem that the origninal poster is experiencing?"
I have occasionally disagreed or been disappointed with posts from some of my favorite and what I consider to be the most helpful posters in the forum and just wish this disappointment could be expressed in a non-personal and very granular self-limiting way. In other words just disagreeing/downvoting a specific post.
Naive perhaps. Just my two cents.
Although I have upvoted, I have not downvoted. The reason is that most of the time my opinion regarding a post is just
that an opinion about THAT particular post and I don't think should continue to reflect on that member and the rest of their
posts.
Therefore I really don't care for persistent "Reputation" ratings.
I would like to disagree with a post and my downvote for that post be just that - a rating of that post not the ongoing quality of the poster.
I think maybe I'm unrealistic but I would like to be able to disagree with a post without going into a lot of details because I have no energy for arguing.
(Of course if very specific objective errors are perceived in someone's post that may cause harm if not corrected to the OP or others subsequently reading it then it is certainly one's obligation to try and correct them even at the risk of some disagreement.)
I disagree with folks answers/posts sometimes either in part or in full and wish there was a way just to nudge the person to say basically:
"Maybe you should rethink your response. Is it helpful? Is it fair and considerate considering the problem that the origninal poster is experiencing?"
I have occasionally disagreed or been disappointed with posts from some of my favorite and what I consider to be the most helpful posters in the forum and just wish this disappointment could be expressed in a non-personal and very granular self-limiting way. In other words just disagreeing/downvoting a specific post.
Naive perhaps. Just my two cents.