Nick_Novitski comments on Voting etiquette - Less Wrong

8 Post author: gjm 05 April 2009 02:28PM

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Comment author: Nick_Novitski 08 April 2009 03:38:07PM 0 points [-]

A ranking preference is expressed as a vote. An explanation is expressed as a reply. In the system as it stands, these are two very discrete actions. How often and in what circumstances do people use them in combination? What would be the effects of explicitly linking them?