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Doling out Nerd-Its
How do you decide what you nerd up or nerd down?
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My Nerd-It Rubric by Jackson
To earn a nerd up:
To earn a nerd down:
Overall:
If a comment is at 0 and I don’t think it added anything to the discussion, I usually just leave it be. If a comment is negative and I don’t think it took anything away from the discussion, I nerd it up. I something is a strong comment but already has a fairly high rating, I will often just let that stand and not nerd it up higher than the “level” I think it deserves:
Rating:
For modding down, it is more subjective. If someone is clearly just flaming a thread, I will mod them down, no matter their current rating. I try not to pile on someone who already has a negative or zero rating. When I see someone who falls into the realm of my nerd-down rating system, and they have a higher rating, I will sometimes mod them down because I don’t think the comment rates a 3, 4 or 5 (etc). I like my votes to be “I support civil, reasonable and intelligent discussion/debate” rather than a more facebook-like “I agree”.
Effort by markmcb
I generally just look for effort. This comment, no effort, no nerd-its. :-)
(And I don’t think voting for yourself is bad if you made an effort, which is why the system allows it.)