Is it frustrating or pleasing that you have used up all your 'say' for the day?
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My new goal is to max out every day. Why not? You still have to use them judiciously as you don't get that many. I don't know how many you get actually, but I just got notified (at 2:30 my time) that I only have 5 votes left for the day so it can't be that many. Maybe our "upvote" practice is a microcosm for how much positive feedback we each provide to the people out there in our real lives. It doesn't come naturally to give someone a compliment or say something nice, some sort of positive acknowledgment. But there are lots of positive things that you could say to each and every person in your life each and every day. We focus so much on what our friends, coworkers, and family members do that isn't perfect in our eyes -- but there's just as much, if not more, that is admirable and commendable. I've been making an effort in recent years to not only note in my mind the admirable and commendable things the people around me are doing and saying, but also speak out to let the person know that I appreciated it. That second part feels so unnatural at first, but it is so easy to find things to comment positively on -- especially if you include the little tiny things like you like someone's shoes or style, or something they cooked, something they did like take out the trash or bring you a glass of water. Edit: And it feels REALLY good to see the look on the person's face when they hear what you have to say. Because people don't compliment often enough, people don't hear compliments often enough, and when they do get one it's like a shiny little piece of gold. It's cliche but the more you see this look (or just get the positive feeling of gratitude back from them) the more you want to speak up, the less unnatural it feels to do it. There's an endless supply of nice things to say to people -- GENUINELY. I'm not advocating flattery, which is different and unhealthy. I think we don't say nice things or compliment people very often -- I'm still talking generally here -- because we think that they are already full of themselves and we don't want to make their heads even bigger. But we're wrong most of the time. Most people are not full of themselves no matter how much they may seem to be so. Most of us feel at least a little insecure and unsure of whether we look good, are saying smart or dumb things, are appreciated, etc. There is almost nobody in the world whose head will actually get too big with too much positive feedback. I bet that the people who seem most annoying, most full of themselves, would actually chill out and be less annoying if they did get enough positive feedback to reassure them that there's no need to overcompensate. There's almost no such thing as too much positive feedback. This is particularly the case for children. There is no such thing as too much positive feedback for our kids. Okay that's totally off point but I wanted to say it anyway. |
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I like hitting the daily cap. I think that the more up-votes people get the more likely they are to add more to the conversations. Everyone needs some paleo-cheerleaders! |
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It's pleasing! I sometimes feel that I don't upvote enough. It's pretty cool that someone would take the time to weigh in on an anonymous question to help someone they've never met. Part of this can be attributed to distracting oneself from the drudgeries of work/school/whatever. But I prefer to think that we paleohackers are more altruistic than average. There have been some very well thought out questions and answers on paleohacks. The voting system provides incentive for high-quality questions and answers, and should be lauded. Three cheers for voting! Hip hop hooray, ho, hey. Hold on, that might be Naughty By Nature... |
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I happily run out sometimes, and am maybe a little sad, but wouldn't quite put it in the realm of frustrating. You can always go back later. To me, it usually means that i've spent waaaay too much time on PH for the day and i take it as a reminder that it might be time to step_away from the glowing machine. heh. frankly, btw, i don't think people use voting enough at all! i can't figure it out. i love giving props to answers i think are thoughtful or helpful or make a good point! why not?? It's so disappointing to see perfectly smart answers languish there with a 1 or a 2, while some smartass (like me, sometimes) gets a bigger handful - it ain't right, people! upvote 'em all!! you don't need to pick just one answer per page, fercryingoutloud. also i kinda think if someone answers your question earnestly, maybe you could give them a measly click, just for taking the time? sometimes i upvote answers with zeros just to say hey, look, hi, someone out here read this, thanks for participating - espesh when it becomes clear the asker isn't going to! |
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I think I will make it a goal to run out more often. I only see it as a positive for the PaleoHacks community!
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I didn't know there was a limit! I try to up vote as often as I can because the good advice and creative ideas are awesome!! |
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I have never even come close to running out of votes. Does this mean I am a stingy voter? I am usually looking for something new, unique, helpful, or well thought out. Maybe I should loosen up a bit. Sometimes I think if I give out too many votes, they won't be worth as much. Like a supply and demand issue. How dumb is that? |
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I've never run out- how many votes to hit the cap? |
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lol, I didn't even know this was possible! |
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No wonder no one has yet "Hit the daily reputation cap on 150 days" (legendary: gold badge) or on 50 days (epic: silver badge). The race is on! I'd always thought that meant a cap on others giving you up-votes. |
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Did you know that even after you run out of answer votes for the day, that you can still vote on comments? I am doomed to never leave paleohacks. |
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I didn't know there was a limit, either! And now it's my goal to always use them. Thanks for inspiring, Adam. |
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I just maxed out for the first time on this question! Yay! :) Didn't realize I had so many either. Now I have a new daily quest. |
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