This is just a random idea that I wanted to get feedback on.
With Voat, one of the things we struggle with (on the backend) is the mutability of user votes (allowing a user to change previous votes on comments/submissions). When a user can change their vote (up to down or removing a previous vote) we can’t effectively deal with this data until it reaches the “archiving” phase, which is currently three months or 90 days.
If we can effectively “archive” user votes before this time we can do much more within the code base.
The idea is this:
User votes can not be changed after a 24-hour window (time period is variable, but shorter the better). This would mean that once a user has voted on a comment/submission, they are only free to change it within this window. After the 24 hours, it sticks and would be permanent.
What are the cons? How often would this be an issue? How often do you change a previous vote after 24 hours? Etc.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
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facepaint ago
24 hours are fine. When I change a voat, it is usually within the first 5 minutes to an hour.
Sometimes a story doesn't match a headline. Sometimes a user clarifies their statement and I realize my initial assessment was wrong. 24 hours is more than enough time for 99.99% of these changes of decision to take place.
Caveman_in_a_suit ago
Same here - a change only occurs within the first hour, if the story turns out to be bogus or if I've accidentally clicked too many times and up/down voated the wrong direction as a result
facepaint ago
Some videos are long. An hour or two. It may take time to digest the video to see if you might have knee jerked on an up/down voat.
Caveman_in_a_suit ago
I've never watched a video link from Voat longer than 10 minutes, though find your point valid