Saw this on Reddit today, found it equally applicable to the forums here at 11W:
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Reddit is really leaking into 11W
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
This is the truth. The voting system is modeled after it, there's a thread about notifications on posts-which is something Reddit's infamous orange letter icon is known for, many users are cross-polinating between the two sites, Jason is a big user, etc.
I don't mind it. People do sure need to learn the first rule of votes though.
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
Good point
Yup each comment is another opportunity for the same person to downvote you and increases your hit massively on a large thread.