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Comments on Implement duplicate up-down vote buttons
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Implement duplicate up-down vote buttons
I would like to have a smaller pair of duplicate UP and Down vote buttons at the end of a answer or question so I can vote after I have read it. I do not want to scroll up to vote especially if there is only one answer and I do not need to read further to make my vote.
Such 'advanced' features can be small and even configurable. A pop-up could indicate that they can be hidden if they are bothersome. After 6 months the majority selection by active users could be used to determine the default status.
EDIT: I would always prefer features that use less scripting. I like to browse with third party script loading off when first visiting a site and it would be cool if features would fall back for such users. So a no script way to achieve a floating button cluster would be ideal.
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For the buttons, I propose something bolder: don't duplicate them, move them. The logical time to make a voting decision is when you've read a post, so I agree they belong at the bottom. But why have them at the top?
Currently we bundle the reporting of existing votes and the voting buttons together, but we don't have to. We could find a way to show existing votes at the top but have the buttons to cast votes at the bottom. Why do they need to go together?
(I agree with the suggestion in a comment to break this into two posts, so I'm addressing the one in your title but not the other issue you raised.)
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