When either likes/dislikes or algorithms enter the discussion - it becomes pointless in its core. Discussion is not the same as the vote poll. Like is not an argument and dislike is not a counter-argument.
+1
Now I'm not sure whether to take that as agreement or a joke
Personally, I think upvoting and downvoting can be really useful for factual Q&As and helping people find helpful answers to questions, but are awful when people are discussing opinions. I'd probably not mind just "likes" as much with no downvoting. But would not be a fan of introducing them here!
And thanks folks, for comments on potential sources of poor forum performance. I'll see if I can get any updates on the issues here from Larian in the course of this week. I'll admit I'm thinking if it's bad now, imagine how much worse it could be come August
"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"
