> > > > I'm quite interested in that sort of thing (feedback seems to be an > > essential mechanism in any intelligent system, after all, so > > why not make it > > explicit). But let me toss out a behavioral observation. > > People are about > > 10 times more likely to offer negative feedback. > > Funny about that, isn't it. I guess it goes back the days > when we threw > rocks at each other on principle ;-). >
Actually, this behavior could be linked to not wanting people to think their ideas are affecting you - "Stop trying to CHANGE me... hear my rock!". > > Further, > > most of the time, > > negative feedback is more detailed. > > Agreed. Many won't like it, but clear glasses are better than > rose-colored. > On retrospect, by offering a positive vote tells people that you have 'converted' - Ex. 'I agree, because your idea has changed me to believe the same way'. You may have already felt or agreed with some idea before it was presented as an idea, whichc in my opinion, does not count as a conversion. This perhaps leads to another metric - one that measures whether an idea is new or old to a person. NFH " HEAR MY ROCK!" maru
