Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24947676-20160303182550/@comment-24947676-20160303195824

Jackboog21 wrote: CrystaltheCool wrote: I don't see how voting neutral helps other people who haven't voted yet come to a conclusion. Can you further elaborate on that?

Okay, here's an example.

Someone has 10 neutrals, 8 oppose, and 3 support on their application.

8 oppose alone would probably mean the person isn't the best option. However, the neutral shows a lot of people wouldn't mind them being staff but aren't particularly interested in them becoming staff.

This may help the voter get a better understanding on how much people like and trust the person and be able to form a better conclusion on whether to vote support, oppose, or even neutral if they too wouldn't mind but aren't interested. Ohhh.

Now I understand the purpose of Neutral votes; to get a clearer idea of what people want!

But isn't that the additional thing I suggested? Here, I'll copy-paste it.

"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."

Now that you've explained, this suggestion's reasoning can be expanded upon. Thanks for explaining. ^_^