SUGGESTION: Extend the voting period for undecided questions
What this means in practice is that if no one at all votes on the question, it is eventually closed with no best answer selected, even if there was a viable answer provided.
In light of the high volume of questions currently being imported from twitter, (discussed here), it seems that extending the voting period until at least one person has voted on a question would be a helpful modification.
For example, while I think the higher volume of questions is good for the site and I do not mind sifting through them until I find one that is interesting enough to take a shot at, with such a high volume of questions from users who generally will not select a best answer themselves, the undecided questions section may have too many questions in it for diligent voters to deal with in time.
This results in the problem of having the question closed with no best answer selected simply because there were too many questions for anyone to find it. To me, the fact that this has happened on several questions I've answered is the biggest factor currently demotivating me from answering low-profile questions.
Why not keep questions that have received no votes in the queue indefinitely--until at least one person has voted for or against the answer? This is already the policy for questions that are tied in votes after the 2 day period.
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Here are a few recent examples. Some of theses had multiple, thoughtful answers and no one voted:
- Do you think that we need to do something about teen pregnancy rates in US?
- Whats your favorite thing about weddings?
- Does anyone know what percentage of my desired income i should add to account for payroll, social security, etc. taxes if I begin freelancing?
- Why does the church exist?
- Does anybody know why Minnesota is historically famous? Its for a school project and we cant find the answer?
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In my opinion the 2 day voting period should be 2 days from the FIRST vote cast.
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I agree with this. The voting process needs to be quicker. After you vote on a question you should be able to stay in the voting section and not have to click a couple links to get back to where you started.
Same thing with answering questions. When you answer a question is would be great if you could be directed back to the page you left off on, so you don't have to go back to the homepage and try to navigate back to where you left off.
I think it should stay in the voting section until it gets voted on.
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Instead, I'd say the answer to our problem is some kind of better incentive or motivation for people to vote on undecideds. Maybe even a monthly contest for who's voted for the most? Or each vote is an entry in some kind of raffle? Or maybe just more Mahalo money? I don't know. I guess that's asking a lot from the Mahalo staff.
But I really do think it's more a matter of motivating Users to vote, than an accessibility issue.
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This is true, but eventually those questions would get voted on. So it would really just extend the time it takes for questions to be resolved.
I don't mind waiting longer for questions I've answered to be voted on. It beats the alternative of the question being completely missed.
If its just a motivation issue, what about raising, or dropping entirely, the limits on number of answers one can vote for in a day? Maybe 2 points instead of one?
I can only look at it from my perspective, but I see a small percentage of people here on mohalo that actually vote on a regular basis.
(Again, I can only look from who I see on my questions)
I believe that if we get the word out that voting is fun, helps the community, and you can build up points... it would at least help the problem of undecided votes.
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