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--- help:voting_guidelines [2013/10/15 00:01]
neil link issues
+++ help:voting_guidelines [2024/11/12 16:21] (current)
alvian [Inappropriate uses of negative vote]
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 ^ {{http://www.ozbargain.com.au/files/images/vote-up-btn.png}} [[help:voting_guidelines#positive_vote|Positive Vote]]  ^ [[help:voting_guidelines#no_vote|No vote]] ^ [[help:voting_guidelines#report_button|Report button]]    ^ {{http://www.ozbargain.com.au/files/images/vote-down-btn.png}} [[help:voting_guidelines#negative_vote|Negative Vote]]       ^
-| **If the deal is good**   | **The deal doesn't apply to you.**    | **Incorrect Title**| **The deal is not the cheapest available**|
+| **The deal is good**   | **The deal doesn't apply to you**    | **Incorrect title**| **The deal is not the cheapest available**|
-|    | **If you are associated with the poster.**    | **Incorrect Description**| **Defective Product.** |
+|    | **You are associated with the poster**    | **Incorrect description**| **Issue with product** |
-|    | **You are a competitor of the poster.**    | **Out of Stock or Expired**| **Major issues with retailer.**|
+|    | **You are a competitor of the poster**    | **Out of Stock or Expired**| **Issue with retailer**|
-|    | **You dislike the OP's avatar.**    | **Should be posted to forums**|
+|    | **You dislike the OP's avatar**    | **Should be posted to forums**|
 |    | **You dislike the RRP of the product (not the actual price)**     | **SPAM**|
+|    |     | **Duplicate**|
 |    |     | **Misspelling**|
-|    |     | **Incorrect URL.**|
+|    |     | **Incorrect URL or Coupon**|
+|    |     | **Error with Deal**|
 ===== Positive Vote =====
-  * Vote positive if you feel the deal is good. This encourages the poster to share more deals as they know its appreciated.
+  * Vote positive if you feel the deal itself is good, this encourages the poster to share more deals and informs the community about the worthiness of the deal.
-  * Please refrain from voting deals that are not good deals but have a funny picture, good description or any other element that is not related to the deal itself.
+  * Refrain from voting when it's not a good deal but has a funny picture or coupon, good description, you like the poster or any other element that is not related to the deal itself.
-If you are associated with the poster or company **DON'T VOTE**. Friends, family, employees, shareholders, media relations, developers, contractor, affiliate are not to vote on related deals. Infractions may lead to a ban and the post being revoked.
+If you are associated with the poster or company **DON'T VOTE**. Friends, family, employees, shareholders, media relations, developers, contractors, affiliates, marketers and similar are not to vote on related deals. Infractions will lead to account bans, store bans and the post being removed.
 ===== No Vote =====
-  * If the deal doesn't apply to you, you don't like the company, or you want to leave a warning for people about the business or deal, you can leave a **comment** and then not vote.
+  * If the deal doesn't apply to you or you aren't interested in the company. You may also choose to leave a warning about the business or deal via a comment only.
   * If you have any association or relationship with the business or the dealings related to the offer, do not vote.
-(eg employee, owner, built the website for them, supplier, in a relationship with someone in the business)
+(eg employee, owner, marketer, website developer, supplier, in a relationship with someone in the business)
-  * If you have any association or relationship with a competitor's business or organisation, do not vote.
+  * If you have any association or relationship with a competitor's business or organisation, do not negative vote (or negatively comment).
-  * If your reason is purely that you've been asked to vote by someone, do not vote.
+  * If you have been asked/encouraged to vote by someone, do not vote.
 ===== REPORT Button =====
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 The Report button can be found underneath each deal, forum post and comment. You will find a number of reasons that you can choose such as:
   * Duplicate
   * Sold Out
   * Expired
   * Affiliate/Referral
   * Illegal/Inappropriate
-  * NSFW
+  * Insufficient Quantity
+  * Not Available to Australia
   * Sockpuppeting
   * Spam
+  * Targeted Offer
+  * Title/Description
+  * Other
 For more complex issues, use the [[http://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum/10041|Talk with a Moderator forum]].
 ===== Negative Vote =====
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  **When negative votes are revoked:**
   * The community casts a number of negative comment votes to any comment by the user casting the deal votes.
-  * A moderator deems your vote to be invalid as it doesn't conform to voting guidelines.
+  * A moderator deems your vote to be invalid as it doesn't conform to voting guidelines (see below for a list of inappropriate negative votes that moderators will revoke).
-  * If too many negative votes are revoked for a user, then this will result in the loss of negative voting abilities for 90 days.
+  * You are a competitor to the business the deal is for (this will also lead to account and/or store bans).
+  * If too many negative votes are revoked for a user, this will result in the loss of negative voting abilities for up to 90 days.
- **If you spot an invalid vote:**
+ **If you spot an invalid vote (from the below list):**
-  * Use the //report// button to notify a moderator.
+  * Use the //report// button to notify a moderator (see below for a list of inappropriate negative votes that moderators will revoke).
   * Try not to take negative votes personally.
 ===== Appropriate uses of negative vote =====
   * Cheaper price elsewhere
-    * Mention store or URL and price making sure to include shipping.
+    * Ideally, mention store, URL and price include shipping (if applicable).
-  * Defective product
+  * Issue with product (For example:)
-    * The product has been recalled
+    * It does not work the way it should
-    * Major issue with product in that it doesn't work the way it should.
+    * It has been recalled
-  * Major issue with retailer
+  * Issue with retailer (For example:)
+    * Previous purchases were not received or the shipping time exceeded what was expected. [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/1636553/redir|Example 1]] [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/1635636/redir| Example 2]]
+    * Issues arose which were not rectified in a satisfactory or timely manner.
 ===== Inappropriate uses of negative vote =====
-  * No explanation of the vote
+**Any negative vote that falls into the following reasons will be deemed invalid and revoked by a moderator. Negative votes for other reasons will not be removed.**
-     * Not a bargain.
-     * Agree
-     * SPAM
-     * I dont like the deal
-     * I dont think its a good deal
-     * Ditto
-     * lol
-   * Incorrect or missing information in title or description
+  * No attempt to explain a negative vote.
-     * Requesting price in title.
+     * Because the purpose of a negative vote is to let others know about issues with the deal, the merchant or the product, we require that you explain the issues in an accompanying comment.
-     * Requesting shipping cost.
-     * Mentioning RRP.
-     * SPAMMY sounding title.
-     * Misspelling or grammar issue.
-     * Incorrect URL.
-     * Listed as freebie.
-   * An issue with the poster.
+  * Negative votes accompanied by these trivial comments and no explanation are invalid:
-     * Disliking their avatar.
+     * "Not a bargain", "What is this"
-     * Disliking their comments or description.
+     * "Agree", "Same", "Ditto"
+     * "SPAM"
+     * "I don't like this deal", "I don't think it's a good deal"
+     * "No deal", "Not a deal", "How is this a deal"
+     * "No Thanks"
+     * "Not much of a bargain", "A mere promotion"
+     * "Advertising", "Marketing"
+     * "Weird looking website" (Nothing to do with the deal)
+     * "What's good about this"
+     * "This is an awful deal"
+     * "Here for the comments"
+     * "Meh", "Yeah, nah"
+     * "Commenting just so I can neg"
+     * "Neg"
+     * "lol"
+     * +1
+     * ?
+     * Emoji
-   * Out of Stock.
+   * Problems with incorrect and missing information in the deal title and description are resolved by editing the deal post. Negative votes are inappropriate because these problems are not issues with the deal itself, the merchant, or the product. The following list of common problems should be [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:voting_guidelines#report_button|reported to the moderators]] for revision.
+     * Request price in title.
+     * Request shipping cost.
+     * Request mention or removal of RRP.
+     * Complaint about SPAMMY title.
+     * Complaint about misspelling and bad grammar.
+     * Incorrect deal link or coupon.
+     * Request //Freebie// tag.
+     * Request //Targeted// tag.
-   * Should have been posted in forums.
+   * An issue with the poster.
+     * Disliking poster's avatar.
+     * Disliking poster's comments or deal descriptions.
+     * Disliking poster's username.
-   * Pointing out that the good is a [[http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/118238|grey import]].
+   * Deal expired or product out of stock.
+   * Duplicate deal.
+   * Should have been posted in forums or competitions.
+   * Pointing out that the product is a [[http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/118238|grey import]].
+   * Requiring Facebook/Twitter to access deal.

Last edited by neil on 2013/10/15 00:01

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