>>Just to clarify, the vote will be to identify a good message, such that those will have increasingly positive scores over time. Dumb or useless messages stay at or near zero. Lurkers will do the math, and use less bandwith and time bringing down garbage.
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>>Moreover patterns will emerge as to who tends to post high-scoring messages, and that's a friendly competition that can only have positive results. In particular, those with excessive free-time and nothing to say might think twice before posting another zero.
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>This is a great idea (I think I have stated my opinion on this at FoxForum). I would like a way to see ahead of time if I am getting ready to read some useless drivel, as well as being able to see the gems from a mile away.
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>I just don't like the idea of a thread getting voted to extinction.

Actually, I agree as long as you have some way to keep people for voting more than once. The last post about encouraging users to post drivel is obviously missing the point, once again. ( Didn't read the post carefully. )

Dan