Denny wrote: > "I won't use it" is never* a reason to argue against a feature. "Nobody > will use it" is, but beware of extrapolating your personal DW usage > pattern to cover the vast range of people who will use the site over the > years - you'd probably be wrong.
I can, and it isn't just an argument involving this- I think a hands up/clap/whatever could be very useful in communities & for certain purposes. I think it would be a very poor choice for a default option on personal journals. One of the reasons to consider a feature is the social transformation it will involve. How will the existance of the feature alter the landscape and personality of the site? If it became a default to have personal entries graded in some way, what change does that cause in the entire user culture? It could be good changes, or it could be bad. And there is no way to anticipate what use features would be put to. But the possible cultural change evoked by new features is not something to dismiss out of hand. Nora
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