Quality of CIPD online discussions

I quite like the "useful" button for a thread but am not convinced about an "agree / disagree" button - sounds more as if we were to go down an "ask the audience" route to see what the majority feel and that may depend on who is reading the thread at the time.  Whilst I generally agree with a lot of what contributors add there may be some areas for which I would like further clarification or the suggestion made has, i feel, missed something; if I feel the comment from other contributors has covered all that I would have wished I tend not to add an "I agree" comment, except where there are differing viewpoints added and I want to add weight to my preferred recommendation / analysis.  If i disagree with a comment I like to put down some reasons why rather than just say i disagree (and think that is true of most contributors).

Think it will need a lot of careful thought about how it is going to be introduced (if it is of course and have no doubt it will if adopted!) to ensure that it is useful - e.g. does each comment get voted on for agree or disagree with a bar chart showing the level of agreement or otherwise?  What happens if someones adds to a recommendation once you have "voted" and you, on reflection, think that amended suggestion is more valid than the initial one - can you change your "vote"? And is it a thread or a comment which is "useful"?

Peter

I quite like the "useful" button for a thread but am not convinced about an "agree / disagree" button - sounds more as if we were to go down an "ask the audience" route to see what the majority feel and that may depend on who is reading the thread at the time.  Whilst I generally agree with a lot of what contributors add there may be some areas for which I would like further clarification or the suggestion made has, i feel, missed something; if I feel the comment from other contributors has covered all that I would have wished I tend not to add an "I agree" comment, except where there are differing viewpoints added and I want to add weight to my preferred recommendation / analysis.  If i disagree with a comment I like to put down some reasons why rather than just say i disagree (and think that is true of most contributors).

Think it will need a lot of careful thought about how it is going to be introduced (if it is of course and have no doubt it will if adopted!) to ensure that it is useful - e.g. does each comment get voted on for agree or disagree with a bar chart showing the level of agreement or otherwise?  What happens if someones adds to a recommendation once you have "voted" and you, on reflection, think that amended suggestion is more valid than the initial one - can you change your "vote"? And is it a thread or a comment which is "useful"?

Peter