Do you think Askville should penalize the people who ask questions, but never vote on the answers they receive?

Maybe if Askville took away points every time an asker didn't vote on answers to their question, it would help alleviate the problem! Thoughts? Asked by Rickisgirl 49 months ago Similar questions: Askville penalize people questions vote answers receive Amazon > Askville.

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If it is a habitual thing, I'd like a system that would cut a newbie some slack How I would set it up would be to have a person who does not vote on the majority (at least 51%) of the answers they receive lose the Quest coin that they received for not asking the question. It's not much of a penalty but it could be enough to make people take notice, particularly newbies who might not understand how the voting works (and who wouldn't have very many coins to begin with). I would also award 1-2 experience points for asking a question and voting on all the answers, with the assumption being that if you have voted on all the answers you have read all the answers and now have some knowledge on the subject while not being enough to really allow people to seriously level up through asking lots of questions.

For those people who habitually ask questions without voting on the answers (I would say after 5 questions, that determination could be made) they should lose some coins for not rating the answers, particularly if it results in a default rating. I would say after the 5 non voted on questions, each nonvoted on question results in a loss of 5 quest coins, maybe with an additional quest coin per answer not voted on. I would also allow Askvillers to wipe this out through showing good voting practices.

For instance if a person neglects to vote on 6 questions they asked, they could work the "official" total down one for each ten questions that they did vote on all the answers to.

Yes! But then... I think the biggest problem is with one-timers. They stop by, ask one question, and are never heard from again.

I think it would be a great idea to take away one point for every answer you fail to vote on (be you asker or answerer). It's just one coin, so it's not a huge deal, but it would get the point across: you are supposed to vote! .

Hmmmm...that's an idea... That seems like it would be something that they can figure out, as they showed us the statistics awhile back on the numbers of questions not rated by the askers. And the loss of points for not rating for sure would be a motivator for some people to get back to their computer and rate some answers! But then I start thinking of the "buts".....they don't seem to like too much "negative" stuff, and if they penalized a brand new person who doesn't understand all the pages and pages of instructions and rules the new person might get all upset and leave and complain about Askville... If I asked a question and then got terribly sick and was unable to get to my computer for a week...and then logged on and saw all those negative points built up in my absence....I would probably be a little ticked off at Askville....I might even relapse into my terrible weeklong illness, and have to sue Askville for harassment and for causing me to lose more work and alienation of affection from my dear loving husband...or something like that!

It would be different if you had all your answers immediately after you asked a question, but that doesn't always happen. It won't change the hit and run askers, who only ask one question and leave...those who are just passing through the neighborhood and feel like raising some ruckus! Perhaps, instead of losing points, the asker doesn't get even their one point for asking until the question closes and they have rated at least three of the answers (if not all?)(or whatever ratio needed if less than 5 answers).

Make the point be a reward, a positive to earn, rather than taking any away. Still, points don't mean much to some people and there is probably nothing you can do to change their behavior. Some don't realize the importance of voting.

Oh--another thought--if they are "forced" to vote--what's says they have to vote "appropriately" and fairly? Would a penalty cause them to give all "one stars" to everyone out of resentment for the rules? Yes, you can appeal, but that's a hassle, too... Aaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!

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Yes, I think that would be a good idea. I've recently answered several questions by newbies who just don't seem to realize that they are supposed to vote on the answers. It's frustrating to try to help someone, and then get a complimentary "okay."

One newbie even wrote me a private message to tell me how helpful my answer was to him, but he didn't feel the need to vote on any of the answers. Penalizing people for not voting should help a bit, and I think it's worth a shot, though I suspect that some of these newbies are people with one question, who don't plan to participate regularly in Askville. Perhaps Askville should be a bit clearer about the necessity of voting on answers?

Sources: personal opinion .

They don't get their "voting coins" I guess except in an instance where only 1 person answers, I don't see how the asker has hurt anything of a permanent nature. Yes, when I answer a question, I like to recieve feedback from the asker as to whether I was helpful or not, but that's the extent of things. For the sake of speculation, how 'bout Askville "takes" 5 coins from the asker when someone answers, and "returns" them plus the voting coin when the asker votes?.

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When you vote on askville questions you've answered, do you purposefully give other answers a lower score in hopes of.

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The most questions asked, the most answers given, the most points, etc.

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