One change I'd like to see on this beta

Joe Shmo 101·2/3/2014, 9:51:42 PM·7 votes·1,329 views

So, just a little background, I'm an avid Redditor. One of the main problems I have with Reddit, though, is the inability to track Riot posts, which I love about this new community.

However, there's one major thing that the League subreddit does that this beta doesn't do, which I think would really help this place out.

A lot of opponents to this system claim that unpopular opinions will get downvoted out of sight, which honestly so far seems to be right. To combat this, the League subreddit has a text box that shows up instantly and in a high-contrast color when you mouse over the downvote button which says:

"Off-topic or does not contribute to discussion."

Implementing a little thing like this can go a long way towards people downvoting opinions or ideas they disagree with. I know that pop-up has stopped me on more than one occasion in the past, and I think that it would definitely help address the grievances others have with this new format.

4 Comments

MrMilkManiac2/4/2014, 5:56:57 PM4 votes

I really like this idea, and I've seen it work on reddit. I'm not on the beta team, but I'll pass this along!

Sir ArmaMalum2/3/2014, 10:30:44 PM3 votes

I like this plan. It's always the small subtle touches that really make something work, and this is no different. As a specifically not-avid redditor I had no idea about that little gem.

Boundless2/4/2014, 12:45:06 AM1 votes

Sounds like a cool idea. This is one of the better ideas that i've seen about getting rid of insta down voters