- Impact
- 4,105
Post Quality Update
A small-but-important update has been made to the NamePros Post Quality system with the intention of reducing negativity enabled by downvotes, including negative numbers.This update is 100% retroactive and went into full effect on October 21, 2023.
Here's a snapshot of the "Highest impact" page before the change on Oct 19:
Here's the same page after the change finished updating on Oct 21:
Note: A couple minor bugs were also fixed at the same time that may have changed scores slightly. The meaningful changes were due to the update described in this post.
How it works
Point totals are always 0 or greater (no more negative totals; no more negativity).- The lowest point value that can be displayed on a post is 0.
- The lowest Impact that can be on an account is 0.
Downvotes can only counteract/decrease upvotes; they cannot cause anything to go below 0 (negative).
Points below 0 on content will only affect the sorting of threads/posts when sorted by points.
Bonus: Everyone can see the number of members who have added/removed points on each post, which includes members who accidentally pressed +1 and then press -1 to make their net impact equal to 0. Press the number of points on a post to see it.
Everything else still works the same:
We look forward to a more positive environment for post quality feedback.
