As you may or may not know, there are some Trusted Users here who disagree with how I rate comments. Well, that's ok, I disagree with some of them on a few things, too (see my previous diary, In Defense Of 'Trolls': The Responsibility Of TUs, for much more of this).
HOwever, now they've made it personal by going after me for it--read through the whole thread to get some context. And--as I'm not currently a Trusted User--perhaps they've succeeded. And if it happened to me, it could very well happen to you next. So I'd like to see some clarification from the community as to how far we want to take these ridiculous double-standards towards comment ratings. I'll just provide a few more short examples, and a poll.
How would you rate my comment about the FAQ; is this fair:
- [new] not at all; (1+ / 3-)
As it says in your quoted block:
It should be emphasized, however, that this should not be done lightly. Before rating comments en-masse, you should be very very sure that the author is really a troll
Can you honestly say, from that author's comments, that the author is really a troll who deserves to have all comments troll-rated regardless of their content? Well, I can't, and I'll likely continue to uprate whichever troll-rated comments that I don't find objectionable. No gaming involved. And no self-righteousness, either, just my personal standards that you are not required to share, much as I might not share yours.
And, I will not be shamed.
by pb on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 11:39:26 AM PDT
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How would you rate the reply it got; is this fair:
- [new] you're next (6+ / 1-)
you are the worst serial abuser of the rating system I've ever seen here. time for you to fuck off, little asshole.
8.38, 7.74 what's wrong with Conservatism?
by condoleaser on Thu Jun 28, 2007 at 11:41:16 AM PDT
Or, should I "fuck off" for being a "little asshole", and "the worst serial abuser of the rating system I've ever seen here"? Seriously. If that's the sort of site that you all want to have, then you're entirely welcome to it.