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You != everyone. Judging by most votes it seems to be used as 'like', 'dislike' rather than 'agree', 'disagree' with no bearing on the usefulness or factual content of the post.

Well I know I'm not everyone. But I'm certainly part of everyone.

Personally I'd love to see a Safari extension which hides the voting options so I'd never have to consider it.

I think it would have to be a vBulletin option as opposed to a Safari option.:)
 
As I opined earlier, in another thread, juvenile use of this "function" renders it useless.

Again I say, only members with avatars (500+ posts) should be able to use this feature.
 
The disadvantage of the feature is that it give no reason for the rating. If you give a negative vote, was it because you legitimately disagree with the post, or the spelling/grammar was poor, or you simply dislike the poster, or they are breaking forum rules (the post should be reported in that case), or what?

There's no way to tell. You end up with a number that is essentially meaningless.
 
I think the poster started this thread as a ruse to establish a record for the "most negative votes on a MacRumors post". -10 and counting...how low can you go? ;)

I've seen -80, this is nothing :p Seriously though, the up and down voting is stupid, it should be removed. If you disagree with a post, reply to it and explain why and correct it. An anonymous down vote is petty.

Feel free to down vote this to prove my point :D
 
Seriously though, the up and down voting is stupid, it should be removed.

Agreed. This thread is a prime example of that.
Anyone who downvotes this post pretty much proves my point, so I'll just go downvote myself too.
 
Wow -30!

I suggest to make this an ungoing thread where people can come and for what so ever reason thumb down.

The more people come the more I can benefit. The commercial whore I am, I am thinking on going in negotiation with a sponsor to back me up when hitting the
-500 I would get a free iPhone, I hope. This means however I have to put a commercial sign of the company as my avater.

Is that oke? :p
 
Wow -30!

I suggest to make this an ungoing thread where people can come and for what so ever reason thumb down.

The more people come the more I can benefit. The commercial whore I am, I am thinking on going in negotiation with a sponsor to back me up when hitting the
-500 I would get a free iPhone, I hope. This means however I have to put a commercial sign of the company as my avater.

Is that oke? :p

Just joking, in the furute when someone thumbs me down, I now know it's not of a big deal.:)
 
Sigh. I knew when I read the title in forum spy that I'd wind up downvoting all (but a few) posts here.

Done & done.

If I get enough UPvotes, I'll mail you a Mark McGwire rookie card courtesy of Don West. Gem mint 10. Just sayin'...
 
If you'd prefer to have a 'Thumb Up' I'm sure that could be arranged, as long as you are sure that you'll be able to accommodate said Thumb.
KGB:D
 
But mostly everytime I try to put some sarcasm in my writings or a funny line(believe me I know I am not that funny) it gets thumbed down.

You've said it yourself, you get voted down for not being funny...
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