I guess I thought you really wanted a vote. It just seemed like the simplest way to hack it.
It seems pointless to say why: the reasons are obvious, and stating them is not getting you anywhere. Why is a whole bunch of people showing that they want search not a compelling 'why'? Even if popularity contests aren't the best decision, the results of a vote in a small community seems like a reasonable signal to want.
'Why would I do that?' Jeez, why does downvoting cause such a kneejerk reaction? Even if karma means something - which it does not! - PG has plenty of it if anybody does.
I was just trying to help you. I wasn't really thinking about search before you posted, and now I'll go back to doing that. Whatever..
Update: deleted baiting to downvote which is apparently also bad form according to the guidelines.
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I guess I thought you really wanted a vote. It just seemed like the simplest way to hack it.
It seems pointless to say why: the reasons are obvious, and stating them is not getting you anywhere. Why is a whole bunch of people showing that they want search not a compelling 'why'? Even if popularity contests aren't the best decision, the results of a vote in a small community seems like a reasonable signal to want.
'Why would I do that?' Jeez, why does downvoting cause such a kneejerk reaction? Even if karma means something - which it does not! - PG has plenty of it if anybody does.
I was just trying to help you. I wasn't really thinking about search before you posted, and now I'll go back to doing that. Whatever..
Update: deleted baiting to downvote which is apparently also bad form according to the guidelines.
A vote would have been fine with me, but PG is well within his rights as the owner of the site to ignore the outcome.
To ask people to downvote or upvote others is really bad form here.
Course he'll ignore it. You think I wasn't aware of that?
"To ask people to downvote or upvote others is really bad form here."
Apparently. I can't argue with that. Thanks for the tip.