Can author vote his own article?
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Hey Guys, I was replying to a message posted on one of my article and was surprised to see the Vote option available to me which let me choose the vote (of 5 :cool:). Though I did not vote for myself so not sure if it does allow me to vote but I believe that the option should not be available at all. Best, Aniruddha
Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality!!! http://aniruddhaloya.blogspot.com
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Hey Guys, I was replying to a message posted on one of my article and was surprised to see the Vote option available to me which let me choose the vote (of 5 :cool:). Though I did not vote for myself so not sure if it does allow me to vote but I believe that the option should not be available at all. Best, Aniruddha
Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality!!! http://aniruddhaloya.blogspot.com
Yes, you can. It reduces the number of sock-puppet accounts ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Yes, you can. It reduces the number of sock-puppet accounts ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
There are authors who vote 5s on their own articles and there are some who don't (out of old fashioned values). To level the playing field, everytime a new article is submitted, it would be nice if there was an auto-vote of 5 from the author (multiple 5s for multiple authors). That's what reddit does. Any submisison automatically gets an upvote from the submitter.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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There are authors who vote 5s on their own articles and there are some who don't (out of old fashioned values). To level the playing field, everytime a new article is submitted, it would be nice if there was an auto-vote of 5 from the author (multiple 5s for multiple authors). That's what reddit does. Any submisison automatically gets an upvote from the submitter.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Nish Sivakumar wrote:
it would be nice if there was an auto-vote of 5 from the author
Ah, but, Nish-ji, doesn't the automatic awarding of rep points in the "Author" category already do this, effectively ? But, then I am unaware of what the whole "sock-puppet" thing is about, other than it's an attempt to "game the system," which, imho, deserves the permanent ban of both puppet and puppet-master, assuming the Gepetto involved can be identified along with the Pinocchio(es). best, Bill
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
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Nish Sivakumar wrote:
it would be nice if there was an auto-vote of 5 from the author
Ah, but, Nish-ji, doesn't the automatic awarding of rep points in the "Author" category already do this, effectively ? But, then I am unaware of what the whole "sock-puppet" thing is about, other than it's an attempt to "game the system," which, imho, deserves the permanent ban of both puppet and puppet-master, assuming the Gepetto involved can be identified along with the Pinocchio(es). best, Bill
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
BillWoodruff wrote:
Ah, but, Nish-ji, doesn't the automatic awarding of rep points in the "Author" category already do this, effectively ?
Well, I am talking about achieving party between authors who self vote a 5 and those that don't. Those that don't will always lose out on that one 5 vote.
Regards, Nish
My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Yes, you can. It reduces the number of sock-puppet accounts ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I should stop downvoting my posts... :~