Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24947676-20160303182550

I'm sure everyone who votes on threads has seen at least five people vote "Neutral" instead of "Support" or "Oppose". For reference...


 * Support - It means you approve of the suggestion in the thread, and this adds one point to the thread's point count.
 * Oppose - It means you do not approve of the suggestion in the thread, and removes one point from the thread's point count.
 * Neutral - It means you either have no opinion, or are conflicted on what to say. This does not add any points to the thread's point count, and it also does not remove any points to the thread's point count.
 * You can also change your vote to any of the three.
 * If a thread has ten points or more remaining in the point count, then the thread's suggestion is now in full effect.

However, the neutral vote doesn't add, nor does it decrease the point count. It is basically the same as not voting at all, and serves no purpose other than to make a thread longer than it needs to be.

So, I think that people shouldn't be allowed to vote neutral or anything other than support or oppose, at least not without having any additional thoughts on the matter.

That, or just change something about what Neutral votes mean. Like, have a neutral vote require the neutral voter to post their additional thoughts on the suggestion in the thread they're voting on, so that nobody confuses it for a support or oppose.

Thoughts? 