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Q&A Comments improvements to indicate assent or dissent with previously posted comments

I like the idea of adding a way to "co-sign" a comment -- the "me too" part of this proposal. I don't think we should also add "disagree" using that mechanism, though. Disagreement should be expl...

posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-06-28T15:22:02Z (over 1 year ago)
I like the idea of adding a way to "co-sign" a comment -- the "me too" part of this proposal.

I don't think we should also add "disagree" using that mechanism, though.  Disagreement should be explained, so instead of just clicking "I disagree", add a comment saying you disagree and explaining what the problem is.  People who agree with you can then "me too" that comment.

This allows you to see, at a glance, which comments have support and which do not.  It also reduces the confusion of "double voting"; if people could disagree with a comment and then agree with a contrary comment, that would look like more activity than it really is.