if the downvotes were to be changed, I’d like to see more along the lines of Upvotes/Downvotes/Total Karma. Controversial posts would still have reasonable numbers of up/downs and would be visible thus, but the total karma would reflect the overall feel of the post. This information is all recorded in the db anyway.. Though to be honest, as a standard user I would hardly be interested in this information at this point. so please, make it optional.
Showing more parameters will lead to different perception of post karma, and so it should be separately discussed.
Currently, many people think along the lines “I would upvote it from 2 to 3, but not from 4 to 5, and from 10 I will downvote it to 9”. So, even a non-controversial post can accumulate some upvotes and downvotes if some people find it overrated and some find it underrated.
if the downvotes were to be changed, I’d like to see more along the lines of Upvotes/Downvotes/Total Karma. Controversial posts would still have reasonable numbers of up/downs and would be visible thus, but the total karma would reflect the overall feel of the post. This information is all recorded in the db anyway.. Though to be honest, as a standard user I would hardly be interested in this information at this point. so please, make it optional.
Showing more parameters will lead to different perception of post karma, and so it should be separately discussed.
Currently, many people think along the lines “I would upvote it from 2 to 3, but not from 4 to 5, and from 10 I will downvote it to 9”. So, even a non-controversial post can accumulate some upvotes and downvotes if some people find it overrated and some find it underrated.