Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
As for the obsession with 'upvotes', I don't particularly care for them. I value people saying what they feel, rather than saying what they feel will get them the most upvotes.
For personal thoughts and theories, I agree.

But for gauging the feelings of a majority of people on the forum, then surely that's exactly where upvotes are useful?

I wasn't saying it "because it would get me upvotes", but because others might be thinking the same thing and could then upvote rather than writing another post saying the same thing.