Now that we have the (legitimate) ability to view other's votes, how do you feel about voters making unsolicited contact with other voters about their votes? I've seen different opinions expressed.

On the plus side, it's just a list of names.  There's no "simple" way to send a PM to someone on the list.  Of course that won't stop the determined user, but it will at least slow them down.

As for the PM issue, I don't mind them in general.  Sometimes it's helpful if someone points out that you've overlooked something.  We also have the ability to block PMs.  So I voted don't care.  But it would also be nice if PM privledges could be suspended or revoked if someone abuses the system.  But that's really a Ken issue.

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On the plus side, it's just a list of names.  There's no "simple" way to send a PM to someone on the list.  Of course that won't stop the determined user, but it will at least slow them down.

As for the PM issue, I don't mind them in general.  Sometimes it's helpful if someone points out that you've overlooked something.  We also have the ability to block PMs.  So I voted don't care.  But it would also be nice if PM privledges could be suspended or revoked if someone abuses the system.  But that's really a Ken issue.

Correct, Mark on all counts. I am not one who BELIEVES that I am infallible though we have a lot of users who believe they are. I encourage any user who believes I have erred to contact me, that has been my position and will always be my position. If I have erred I will change my vote appropriately, and not simply change it to neutral as I have noted from some, a neutral does not help prevent bad data from finding its way into the database. If I happen to disagree with your assessment we can discuss it, simple and painless for me. For me it comes down to one thing. I CARE about the quality of the data in the database and I see a LOT of users who in my estimation don't care, which is why they get their noses all bent out of joint, they don't like being called on a mistake.

I find this to be true of Contributors as well, some have an "how dare you tell me I am wrong" attitude.

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True enough.

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That might be true, Rho, but oftentimes I am not permitted because of space issues to be absolutely clear in my comments. The forced brevity sometimes causes fogginess. I don't like to use shorthand, since my shorthand is MY shorthand and therefore might not be translatable to you the Contributor or another user.

Not only that Rho, but do you go back and monitor what you have voted on to see if maybe somebody spotted something you overlooked, some of us I know do, I suspect most of us don't. I suspect they vote and forget.

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That is reasonable, Pete. But at the same time I ask myself, why a user objects to having a mistake pointed out..oh well that is just one of the many factors that I appy to my user database here.

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That is reasonable, Pete. But at the same time I ask myself, why a user objects to having a mistake pointed out..oh well that is just one of the many factors that I appy to my user database here.

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I personally don't even wonder why... some people just don't... and all you can do is respect their privacy.

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but do you go back and monitor what you have voted on to see if maybe somebody spotted something you overlooked

Not needed. Your notes will be seen by the contributor, who can correct his contribution, and by the reviewer(s), who can weight your note and decline the contribution even when there is a yes majority.