Dev Request - Dislike button for Forum posts.

[Callinon]

Blizzard's CMs just had a thing about downvoting on their forums and they're talking about getting rid of it.

Basically it doesn't provide feedback except in the form of mob mentality silencing unpopular opinions. Has very little to do with the quality of a post and more to do with the hivemind not liking either the ideas or even just the poster. Not a useful system.

[JunseiKei]

Blizzard's CMs just had a thing about downvoting on their forums and they're talking about getting rid of it.

Basically it doesn't provide feedback except in the form of mob mentality silencing unpopular opinions. Has very little to do with the quality of a post and more to do with the hivemind not liking either the ideas or even just the poster. Not a useful system.

This person gets it, but want to slightly elaborate more:

Disliking doesn't require the need to refute or debate a given topic as to why an individual(s) think something is bad or faulty. While liking means you adhere to a certain suggestion, you can hope that someone worded their idea so it doesn't need much elaborating. The forums would become less forum and more poll.