> > Yes, I know those sites, but don't you think that internals is a different >> kind of a discussion? First of all, the volume is different. We get two >> obvious trolls a day? Meh. On the other hand, I could downvote a person >> that has a different opinion than I do. >> > > I think that it could be useful for the RFC process mainly. Sometimes > someone will dominate a discussion but if they are doing so against the > popular opinion on an issue it would significantly lower the impact of the > dominator in a voting system. > > > On the other hand, that could end up being tyranny of the majority. But > I'm not a fan of forums, I think reddit-like systems are not good for the > discussions of the like we have on internals (for the reasons I wrote > before), and that's it :) If anyone likes and wants to set up the > environment that wouldn't disrupt existing discussion patterns, who can > stop him or her? :) >
I feel that we have a lot of 'silent' people reading the list. If they had some way they can quietly voice their opinion that would greatly benefit everyone. My thinking is that voting can allow that to happen without creating noise. I am open to other suggestions that would facilitate quiet contribution.
