By popular demand, we have added an option for guide authors to require a comment before users can vote on their guide. You will see this new check box in the tool box on the right hand side when editing your build, just above the save buttons. In order to enable this on an existing build, you must check the box and then click PUBLISH. If you check the box and only click save, it will not actually be enabled until you later click publish.
If you enable this feature, any user that tries to vote on your build (whether they are voting up or down) will get a pop up asking them to explain why they are voting the way they are. Upon submitting this pop up their comment will appear marked with their vote, for everyone to see. If the user then deletes this comment, their vote will be deleted along with it. Note that, if this happens, the cache may take some time to refresh before it is reflected in your score, but rest assured the vote is gone.
Beyond that everything works like normal. If you go back and disable this feature later, the existing vote comments will stay but future votes will not be asked to comment. This feature is disabled by default, so any existing or future guide that wishes to use it must be sure to check that box.
Enjoy and, good luck ;)
[quote=Matt]By popular demand, we have added an option for guide authors to require a comment before users can vote on their guide. You will see this new check box in the tool box on the right hand side when editing your build, just above the save buttons. In order to enable this on an existing build, you must check the box and then click PUBLISH. If you check the box and only click save, it will not actually be enabled until you later click publish.
If you enable this feature, any user that tries to vote on your build (whether they are voting up or down) will get a pop up asking them to explain why they are voting the way they are. Upon submitting this pop up their comment will appear marked with their vote, for everyone to see. If the user then deletes this comment, their vote will be deleted along with it. Note that, if this happens, the cache may take some time to refresh before it is reflected in your score, but rest assured the vote is gone.
Beyond that everything works like normal. If you go back and disable this feature later, the existing vote comments will stay but future votes will not be asked to comment. This feature is disabled by default, so any existing or future guide that wishes to use it must be sure to check that box.
Enjoy and, good luck ;)[/quote]
Note that, while we have spent some time testing this feature, it is a complicated one and there may be issues. Please let us know immediately if you spot anything strange happening :)
[quote=Matt]Note that, while we have spent some time testing this feature, it is a complicated one and there may be issues. Please let us know immediately if you spot anything strange happening :)[/quote]
Also note this feature is in trial stages. While we don't intend on taking it away from you now that it's there, we may have to tweak some aspects of it going forward.
[quote=Matt]Also note this feature is in trial stages. While we don't intend on taking it away from you now that it's there, we may have to tweak some aspects of it going forward.[/quote]
If you enable this feature, any user that tries to vote on your build (whether they are voting up or down) will get a pop up asking them to explain why they are voting the way they are. Upon submitting this pop up their comment will appear marked with their vote, for everyone to see. If the user then deletes this comment, their vote will be deleted along with it. Note that, if this happens, the cache may take some time to refresh before it is reflected in your score, but rest assured the vote is gone.
Beyond that everything works like normal. If you go back and disable this feature later, the existing vote comments will stay but future votes will not be asked to comment. This feature is disabled by default, so any existing or future guide that wishes to use it must be sure to check that box.
Enjoy and, good luck ;)