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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Womb_Raider ago
Oh, you're going to tell me what my name is? Be my guest, you try to tell everyone everything as is. Preacher kevin, must be catholic.
theoldones ago
i can do some extensive research on what your names means in the name of science lol
Womb_Raider ago
It's a pun based on a movie title. No, not a porn movie, like you losers would project.
theoldones ago
no, it's porn, from all the way back to 2003 in fact
https://www.xvideos.com/video2384957/womb_raider
ExpertShitposter ago
Well...i clicked ur link, and i actually believe @Womb_Raider because that's the lames porn flick ever. If someone wanted to name him self after a porn flick, he wouldn't use the lamest one ever.
Womb_Raider ago
And he wouldn't lie about it like a pussy either.