The vote up/vote down option

I also HATE the "votes" thingy.....and am very unsure how it should be used......and I know this is common here.

I certainly don't use "votes" to express a sense of "worth" nor "value".....if nothing else, I don't feel worthy to do so.

I do often give a "+1" if I have nothing to add or respond with, but I want someone to know that I have read the comment.

I will not give a "+1" if I disagree with something within the post......even if a high percentage of it is wholly in accord with my feelings.

In short, firemonkey.....if you can.....I would recommend not viewing "votes" as a measure of your value or worth....because none of us here use it in a consistent and unified way.

On a very positive note, I am pleased that "-1" is a very rarely viewed phenomenon here - and this makes me happy.

I hit the -1 on my phone screen once, accidentally and I was horrified! The worst was that when I corrected my error, my name still appeared in the list of voters. I'd never downvote (apart from spam)

I hit the -1 on my phone screen once, accidentally and I was horrified! The worst was that when I corrected my error, my name still appeared in the list of voters. I'd never downvote (apart from spam)

After reluctantly going on Facebook a year or two back I made a similar mistake and now have "friends" , still got em now as im too scared to remove em...