The Constructive Ideas Thread

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Also: @ Black Francis: the difference I see in the MOTW vs a +1 or Like system is that in the latter you don't have to say WHY you're adding your single digit or liking the post. To become MOTW (or month) as I've already explained you can't just vote for your mates UNLESS you have a valid reason why they should win it. So in former case, let's pick poor old Jansz again. People like his posts because he's a nice guy and has been known to offer free beer. Everyone Likes or plus-ones his posts. His popularity or karma or whatever goes up, but there's no clear indication why. Maybe these are all his mates. Maybe he's asked people to do it. Who knows? No paper trail as they say.

In my system, if implemented, eople vote for Janszoon. Commitee says why? Member says "cos he defused drama yesterday in political thread". Committee nods, marks down, agrees. That sort of thing makes it much harder for anyone to abuse the system or indulge in gartuitious, for the sake of another word, Liking. And I think that could work better.

Also, other members see this and it pushes them to do something good, nice or clever, to contribute. Everybody wins. Except me. I'll probably exclude myself from being chosen, to counter any claims I might be just doing this for personal glory.