What if threads listed the screen names of everyone who Recs/Unrecs them?

[Orrex]

Would that improve or worsen the situation?

[billyoc]

1. I'm billyoc, and I unrecc'd this message.

[ColbertWatcher]

2. ++++++Rec! Excellent thread! Would read again! n/t

[BurtWorm]

Couldn't put the thread down!

If you read one thread this summer, make it this one.

:thumbsup:

[Robb]

12. This thread was a roller-coaster of pure summer mayhem!

An action packed blockbuster that'll have you laughing from start to finish. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Has a great beat and it's easy to dance to! n/t

[Bobbie Jo]

28. I laughed, I cried, I rec'ed.

[RB TexLa]

3. What if polls listed who voted which way? Oh wait, they do, we just aren't allowed to see.

[masuki bance]

4. TL/DR

unrec'd

[omega minimo]

5. OM UnReccs any more paranoia Re:Recs

[Orrex]

8. I think that one of your posts automatically cancels out one of mine

And vice versa.

[omega minimo]

15. Yours are toxic. They cancel out more than just mine.

[Orrex]

19. And every one of yours is a ray of purest sunshine.

Love and kisses!

[omega minimo]

23. Since this is the line in the sand between positive and negative, you're right.

:bounce:

[Orrex]

25. See? I knew that you were a big enough person to admit when I'm right.

[TexasObserver]

6. Why should it matter WHO recommends and who unrecommends?

[Orrex]

10. I don't know that it does matter.

[Cha]

7. Fine with me..I'm not here until stealth

conditions.

[FarCenter]

9. The brevity of the OP partially offsets the tedium of the subject matter

-0.5 recommends

[Orrex]

If I'd made it rhyme, would that have brought me to zero?

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. IP addresses would be even better.

Would be interesting to note how many were coming from the same building.

[greguganus]

37. Don't forget GPS coordinates. n/t

[EFerrari]

13. Unless we have the passwords, too, we can't be sure!

:silly:

[ColbertWatcher]

22. Hey now!

If we start getting too much info on posters everyone may just up and quit.



Plenty more where that came from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8903793&mesg_id=8903793

[xchrom]

16. recommend

[anigbrowl]

17. OK, but we should have a timeline as well

so you can discover just what kind of scumbag dared to undo your carefully considered vote to recommend, or not.

[depakid]

18. But that would limit anonymity- and expose factions and coaltions

or personal "grievances."

It would make folks own their statements.

Mark Morford had something similar to say about this last bit, not so long back:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/02/13/notes021309.DTL

[Cerridwen]

20. Maybe just tie the feature (rec & unrec) to a post reply.

You don't post; you don't have access to the rec/unrec feature.

This was my SO's recommendation *chuckle*

[Luminous Animal]

21. I think it's a good idea.

Transparency seems to work well at DKos. Responsibility builds community.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

24. Oh, that would be epic!

The Lounge would be filled with people saying they'd unrec'd more threads than anyone else. Also you'd have feuds brewing where one person was unrecing this person's thread, regardless of content, because that person had unrec'd theirs.

Then we'd get the jumpers. The massive spike in "Good-bye Cruel DU" threads. All because they found out that someone they thought liked them unrec'd their thread.

Ya, personally, I'd rather not.

[rustydog]

26. WHO CARES?!!!

[Orrex]

27. I totally rec that reply

[onehandle]

29. There is no situation. No matter how much the minority complains, this function isn't going away.

Ha. Ha. Ha.

[Liberation Angel]

35. What about if the majority complains and unrec is abused?

seems Skinner and friends are smart people, they will know its a mistake

I believe they will


soon enough

[OhioChick]

30. Bet there wouldn't be a shitload of unrec's.

:D

[Orrex]

32. I dunno. Somehow I think that this thread would still be unrec'ed well into the negatives!

:rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

31. You'd find a lot of hypocrites.

You'd find that all the people whining about unrecs would be using them right and left.

[Liberation Angel]

34. Not if this is a progressive site

If it is then we would see it used to benefit the left.

But it will be MANIPULATED to push right wing agendas.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. Oh, I've no doubt most here are progressive.

But that really doesn't matter, does it? It's not like we all speak in agreement.

There are also people here how are petty. And serial complainers. And hypocrites.

And while they may be progressive, they're also nuts.

[Liberation Angel]

33. Less than zero recs - I sure hope Skinner is taking note

The unrec feature will be the death of DU's effectiveness as the voice of progressives IMHO

UNLESS Skinner et al WATCH who is unreccing and on what subjects.

There is no doubt in my mind that a celebration is going on in freeper trolltown tonight becase this system will be so easy to game and manipulate.

It SOUNDS like a great idea but in the world of dirty political manipulation the corporate right has a serious advantage when it comes to manipulating "votes"

and the unrec feature is just a vote which can be manipulated to keep the most contentious progressive issues off the front pages and out of sight.

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. What if we all had to use our real names?

What if DU were made of bacon?



:shrug:

[obliviously]

39. Black pepper bacon Mmmmm! N/T

[vixengrl]

40. I think that it would lead to people "taking names".

If someone were to notice a group of "usual suspects" un-reccing them (even if it were just topic-based) it might lead to cries about "cliques" and start "beefs" between people. The anonymity of the "unrec" just implies a thread wasn't necessarily worthwhile enough to be "Greatest" material. But put a name behind it, and it starts being more about "intent." It might make people think twice, or more, before deciding to "unrec" but I don't know if that doesn't defeat the whole purpose of the "unrec" function.