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yaaqov wrote (edited )

As far as I can tell, the entirety of your second paragraph, while raising really important points, needn't actually be a problem within discussion threads; people who, for example, don't have anything to add, or don't have the energy to contribute further, still can and do say things like "support", right in the types of threads that you seem to think preclude this possibility.

Indeed, five of the twelve comments in the original discussion thread that spawned this question were only a voice of support or objection, with no further amendments, eg "Support this", "yep yep", or "no". That looks a whole lot like voting from people who did not want to, need to, or were not able to otherwise contribute to the discussion.

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sudo OP wrote

people who, for example, don't have anything to add, or don't have the energy to contribute further, still can and do say things like "support", right in the types of threads that you seem to think preclude this possibility.

But my point is, there are some who might not say anything, if they aren't aware that the comments in that thread will be tallied as votes. We will never get to see those people not participating.

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