Timeline for Suggested alternatives for "nice-to-have" as a noun
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| Aug 21, 2015 at 15:49 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | I am stunned by the amount of attention this SWR has attracted, but I think it's precisely because people recognize the "best" answer when they see it, that the need to upvote that solution becomes irresistible. The answers are not based on specialized knowledge (unlike John Lawler's), any English native speaker could have suggested any of the proposed solutions. Another factor to take into account is the TL;DR crowd, you can skim through all the answers in a matter of minutes. | |
| Aug 20, 2015 at 1:46 | comment | added | Fattie | I think it's Fubar'd ! | |
| Aug 19, 2015 at 22:10 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The voting frenzies are highly polarised towards answers to certain types of questions. Some of John Lawler's answers (and comments) should attract many times as many votes. Though I don't imagine he's too bothered: it's the haphazard endorsement of material that is the major concern. | |
| Aug 19, 2015 at 21:59 | comment | added | J.R. | @JoeBlow - One other factor, I think, has to do with timing. I've noticed that, once an answer gets 30+ upvotes, it's hard for subsequent answers to make up ground. Had Edwin's suggestion been one of the first answers given (instead of the sixth), the voting totals might look quite different. This is partly because some people vote before all available options have been put on the table, and also because many SEers, after they have viewed a question and voted, are perhaps not so inclined to go back later and reevaluate based on newer answers that have been written. | |
| Aug 19, 2015 at 15:52 | comment | added | Fattie | You know, I think it just comes from people with low language skills. But I'm really grumpy. | |
| Aug 19, 2015 at 13:29 | comment | added | mskfisher | @JoeBlow - I think a lot of the "velocity voting" and attention that this question is receiving comes from the frustration with workplace neologisms. I think the act of voting is an outlet of frustration and an expression of relief at finding a common-sense alternative. | |
| Aug 18, 2015 at 17:16 | comment | added | Fattie | Ah well. We all need a good bit of infuriation outlet in our day! | |
| Aug 18, 2015 at 17:06 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @Joe I think you're trying to say 'Ignore the 37etc : 5 returns'. Thanks. I almost always do. I rarely give answers when I think only a comment is merited. The rep-point system is quite clever and useful, but obviously far from perfect. The other answers here are reasonable. What infuriates me on ELU is rather the answers 'You should ...' or 'The rule is ...' trotting out mere opinions (especially when they're incorrect). | |
| Aug 18, 2015 at 14:25 | comment | added | Fattie | ...wherein folks vote for, essentially, nicely formatted answers and/or answers that in themselves (admirably) have good grammar and typing. | |
| Aug 18, 2015 at 14:24 | comment | added | Fattie | This is, of course, obviously, the correct answer. The general voting and comments on this QA is - in my opinion - and as always I try to express this as politely as possible - The general voting and comments on this QA is essentially "insane" or perhaps "bizarrely meaningless". I suspect there are two things in play: (1) this site has a staggering level of velocity voting. ("If this was the stock market we'd all be rich."). (2) Secondly I believe you get what I, without trying to be offensive, call "naive voting..." | |
| Aug 17, 2015 at 16:31 | history | answered | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |