On Vote Mutability (voatdev)

submitted ago by PuttItOut

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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DayOfThePillow ago

So long as people can't edit their comments after the same amount of time it makes sense, otherwise you could change a massively upvoated post to something else to give the false impression that was the popular opinion.

Valensiakol ago

Maybe create an amending edit system, where you can't modify the original comment after the 24 hour period, but you can add on a new segment to your original comment that is clearly amended, if you need to correct a mistake or you changed your opinion or something.

DayOfThePillow ago

That sounds good, I've argued with people on here before and gone back to check on it later and they've changed what they've said and it then reads like I'm a moron talking shit. Not this account but it's happened.

ksjdfkas878345 ago

day of the pillow biter

Valensiakol ago

lmao case in point

DayOfThePillow ago

:)

CrudOMatic ago

I though Day of the Pillow was when boomers get smothered by their own pillow...

DayOfThePillow ago

It is I was just messing with the guy :)