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I've had a little spate of posting and rather than the wait of 'technical' getting back to me can someone please tell me what the 'vote' arrows are used for? is it the original poster who uses this to  select the most helpful replies which then moves them to the top?  I don't like the idea of that but I guess I don't have to use that facility? Not a social media person or forums so not sure of the 'rules' thanks.

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  • I think they can serve a purpose at times.

    For example.if someone asks a question and there are innumerable off topic answers and somewhere in amongst them someone has hit the nail on the head.If sufficient people voted that answer up it will appear at the top.  But this only occasionally happens because of marks for other posts. I very rarely vote down except for spam or really annoying off topic posts which are spouting rubbish or for trolling posts.which only seem to be there to cause distress.  And I also report as abusive such posts.

    Unfortunately it is too easy to press a button by mistake especially when using my tablet when my oversized digits get in the way and I have pressed vote down or even vote up in error for which I must apologise. But generally I will vote a post up if I think it adds to the conversation in a useful or humorous way.  

    But if I don't press the button nothing should be read into it, it may just be that I think the content has received praise enough.

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  • I think they can serve a purpose at times.

    For example.if someone asks a question and there are innumerable off topic answers and somewhere in amongst them someone has hit the nail on the head.If sufficient people voted that answer up it will appear at the top.  But this only occasionally happens because of marks for other posts. I very rarely vote down except for spam or really annoying off topic posts which are spouting rubbish or for trolling posts.which only seem to be there to cause distress.  And I also report as abusive such posts.

    Unfortunately it is too easy to press a button by mistake especially when using my tablet when my oversized digits get in the way and I have pressed vote down or even vote up in error for which I must apologise. But generally I will vote a post up if I think it adds to the conversation in a useful or humorous way.  

    But if I don't press the button nothing should be read into it, it may just be that I think the content has received praise enough.

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