That’s exactly the problem! There’s currently no way to tell, although it would be useful to know. It would be nice if disappearing consistently indicated not caring anymore so you could gauge how effective you are at clarifying things.
I quite see your point, and I agree. That would be useful data. While some may simply upvote the post that made them understand instead of replying, I don’t think that that would be sufficient; neither the identity of the upvoter nor the reason for the upvote would be readily apparent.
If they disappear, how do you know it’s because they understand and not because they don’t understand and don’t care anymore?
That’s exactly the problem! There’s currently no way to tell, although it would be useful to know. It would be nice if disappearing consistently indicated not caring anymore so you could gauge how effective you are at clarifying things.
I quite see your point, and I agree. That would be useful data. While some may simply upvote the post that made them understand instead of replying, I don’t think that that would be sufficient; neither the identity of the upvoter nor the reason for the upvote would be readily apparent.