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Votes on meta should mean agreement or disagreement with whatever the post is proposing. Corolary: That means meta votes should not count towards rep. It is not "bad" to disagree with someone. ...
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#1: Initial revision
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Olin Lathrop
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2023-06-21T18:40:36Z (over 1 year ago)
<ol> <li>Votes on meta <i>should</i> mean agreement or disagreement with whatever the post is proposing. Corolary: That means meta votes should not count towards rep. It is not "bad" to disagree with someone. We expect some range of opinions within a community. Users shouldn't be penalized or rewarded for saying something unpopular or popular. Unfortunately the current system seems to still count votes in meta towards rep. That should be changed (if it hasn't already, not sure). <li>Consensus means that most, preferably more than just a majority, agree. Requiring everyone to agree is unworkable and silly. <li>We can't worry about "group think". Individuals think for themselves. Users need to feel comfortable expressing unpopular views on meta, as long as they are expressed respectfully and constructively. If a few people agree with something only because others do too, there is nothing we can do about it, and no way to measure it in the first place. </ol>