So Downvoting eh...

[Theloras 108]

Remember when @killerduki and I were called austistic clowns when we had the nerve to question the implementation of downvoting forum posts and the inherent trolling and $hit disturbing that would result?

Well, it seems that we weren't the only ones who felt that way...

Ornyx
Community Manager
1144 posts

2 days ago

Yes, we’ve recently pushed an update to the WoW forums that removes the ability to downvote posts made by other players.

We originally added this feature as a means for players to assist with forum moderation by upvoting helpful posts and downvoting inappropriate or toxic posts. In practice, however, we found that it was primarily being used for things like downvoting a post simply because they disagreed with it, which was not the intent, and too often led to different opinions getting unfairly buried. Moving to an upvotes-only environment will remove this unintended abuse, while still allowing players to give recognition to posts that have a positive impact on the World of Warcraft community.

As a reminder, you can still report inappropriate or abusive posts to the moderation team by selecting the “Report Post” option located in the dropdown menu on the right of the offending post.

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20757587012#8

[Guest]

It's for being moved to the appropriate section.

[Theloras 108]

40 minutes ago, Phoosy said:

It's for being moved to the appropriate section.

why was it moved - it's in regard to the downvoting issue here on elysium and completely on topic

I didn't flame anyone or name/shame anyone nor did I swear or say anything untoward.

[Jakira 22]

We removed the downvoting of topics. We do appreciate the feedback though, but I'm going to lock this thread.