I want to try and put a list together of reasons why one should upvote. Some Plimates have stated the reasons they will upvote - comments that are funny or insightful for example.

I'd like for you Plimates to list reasons why you would upvote a comment or a link.

In addition, I'd like for the rest of the community to upvote or downvote that 'reason' depending on whether or not you agree with it.

The result: Reasons with high points may be considered agreeable reasons to upvote, while reasons with low points are considered not as agreeable.

Hopefully this can bring some clarity to the upvote concept.

Since I've placed this thread in the FAQs and since I'd like to keep this as simple as possible, I ask that we keep this thread as a simple list of reasons and leave out any commentary or opinions.

Thank you,

Sincerely,

CL

- You may explain your reason to upvote through example or in a certain context if necessary

SHINY COLORS!!!!

alternatively.


PIXIE DUST!


I'll just keep adding as they come to me.

Because the person posting has a nice rack.
Because the person posting is a funny b*****d.
Because my finger bumped the up arrow by accident.
Because I was inspired by entropy and randomness.

It made me poo in my trousers

If I like it for any reason
If I hate it but it makes me think
If I hate it but it sparks a good conversation in the comments section
If I hate it but it entertained me anyway
If I think I just leveled up and want to check my up vote power

If I want to.

I like the theme pic
I like the poster
I like the description
I like the topic
I felt like it
I like to see the up arrow change color.

just some quick thoughts while I'm on a conference call. I'll add more later

If the post essentially says what I could/would have said myself, it's worthy of an upvote.

If the post makes me seriously think about something, it's worthy of an upvote.

If the link was one I appreciated being able to check out, it gets an upvote.



And that's all - those are the only reasons I ever upvote anything.

I only upvote for the exchange of sexual favors and pasta.

I'd like to add this in here because it's relevant. It's fundamental, and at this point we really do need to find out where others draw the line. It wasn't intended as a discussion thread. I know that I'm opening a can of worms but it's important and needs to be addressed.

I made fresh pasta last night, upvote me ;)

I just flip a coin, heads=upvote, tails=downvote. I hate to think too hard!

That's easier than the way I vote.

I've worked out an equation that can work out to 99.9% accuracy whether a comment deserves an upvote or not. This equation also solves world hunger and can predict the next U.S. president (note: it's not who you think).

Seriously though, I upvote any comment that "benefits" plime. Whatever that means to me at the time is how I vote.

The flip side is true for downvoting.

Ditto. I make it a point to upvote well written and polite posts I don't agree with. I think I might do it more often than I upvote stuff I like, oddly enough.

Because I did not upvote anything since minutes.

I'm drunk.

There's voting?

Anything I read that doesn't make me feel like I've just wasted a part of my life is worthy of an upvote

I'm sure I'll run into it one of these days...I hope

I wrote this before, and it still holds true.

I upvote any time someone has made me laugh.

I upvote any time someone had made a point I hadn't thought of.

I upvote when I agree.

I upvote when I disagree if it is worded thoughtfully.

I downvote spam

I downvote things I find offensive.

That is me in a nutshell as far as my voting is concerned.

Sometimes I upvote myself. *hangs head in shame*

That can make you go blind.