Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments

Re:Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments by joepie91_ on Thursday March 10, 2016 @06:32PM (#11263421)

Sure, but that is already the case - posting a :+1: costs much less effort than writing a counter-argument (and is already widely socially accepted, spammy-ness aside). The addition of an upvote button doesn't change this.

That's not to say that I wouldn't like that bias resolved, but it's a bias that exists precisely because of the difference between 'agreement' and 'disagreement' that I described, and I'm not sure it can be solved in a technical manner.

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Re:Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments by adnzzzzZ on Thursday March 10, 2016 @07:00PM (#11263562)

How does enhancing the bias solve the issue? By not adding the downvote button this bias is enhanced. By adding the downvote button this bias is diminished. It's not a perfect solution but it's better than doing nothing.

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Re:Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments by joepie91_ on Thursday March 10, 2016 @07:33PM (#11263723)

How do you see adding a button enhancing this bias? People already barely leave -1 replies without arguments.

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