Quality of CIPD online discussions

One of the original criticisms was the "Quality" of the posts here. 
With some experience of other diverse forums I regularily visit - An international mountaineering one , A canoeing one and a wildlife one plus  the odd
other ones when I've time or inclination, I can say that the quality of
the discussions here is as professional as I would expect given the questions
asked. 

If anything the quality element is emphasised by a focused anaylisis of the poster's issue and an, explanation of the answer at suffecient level for the poster to understand (I assume?). A hallmark of a good explanation I think?

I would however like the moderators to insist that you must have a profile before posting.

  This would help me knowing where people are coming from as I don't know whether some people are self employed, employed by a little charity of twenty staff or working for HM Government or simply, wondering-out-aloud.

I do find it somewhat annoying and impolite, that the original poster has, since the  7th of March not chosen to justify her remarks, clarify what she meant or contributed in anyway towards the  discussions, (or otherwise), since posting.  A word has been coined for people who do this on forums!

Voting buttons?

Not sure on this.  Six of one, half dozen of the other perhaps?.  Votes for favourite answer could end up being like some TV quiz show as has been said where people simply agree with what someone else has said without saying why - which is the important bit.  But on the other hand it can support what otherwise might just be a one post answer if people are busy off-screen or off-line.

Disagree button?  definitely a no, no otherwise no added comments means no one will no why folk disagree.

Anyway I'm not sure buttons add to the quality here.  Perhaps we should ask Amanda as she posed the original post?

Dave P

One of the original criticisms was the "Quality" of the posts here. 
With some experience of other diverse forums I regularily visit - An international mountaineering one , A canoeing one and a wildlife one plus  the odd
other ones when I've time or inclination, I can say that the quality of
the discussions here is as professional as I would expect given the questions
asked. 

If anything the quality element is emphasised by a focused anaylisis of the poster's issue and an, explanation of the answer at suffecient level for the poster to understand (I assume?). A hallmark of a good explanation I think?

I would however like the moderators to insist that you must have a profile before posting.

  This would help me knowing where people are coming from as I don't know whether some people are self employed, employed by a little charity of twenty staff or working for HM Government or simply, wondering-out-aloud.

I do find it somewhat annoying and impolite, that the original poster has, since the  7th of March not chosen to justify her remarks, clarify what she meant or contributed in anyway towards the  discussions, (or otherwise), since posting.  A word has been coined for people who do this on forums!

Voting buttons?

Not sure on this.  Six of one, half dozen of the other perhaps?.  Votes for favourite answer could end up being like some TV quiz show as has been said where people simply agree with what someone else has said without saying why - which is the important bit.  But on the other hand it can support what otherwise might just be a one post answer if people are busy off-screen or off-line.

Disagree button?  definitely a no, no otherwise no added comments means no one will no why folk disagree.

Anyway I'm not sure buttons add to the quality here.  Perhaps we should ask Amanda as she posed the original post?

Dave P