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--- help:voting_guidelines [2015/08/19 18:45]
hamza23 [REPORT Button]
+++ help:voting_guidelines [2021/09/11 16:08] (current)
alvian [Inappropriate uses of negative vote]
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 ^ {{http://www.ozbargain.com.au/files/images/vote-up-btn.png}} [[help:voting_guidelines#positive_vote|Positive Vote]]  ^ [[help:voting_guidelines#no_vote|No vote]] ^ [[help:voting_guidelines#report_button|Report button]]    ^ {{http://www.ozbargain.com.au/files/images/vote-down-btn.png}} [[help:voting_guidelines#negative_vote|Negative Vote]]       ^
 | **The deal is good**   | **The deal doesn't apply to you**    | **Incorrect title**| **The deal is not the cheapest available**|
-|    | **You are associated with the poster**    | **Incorrect description**| **Defective product** |
+|    | **You are associated with the poster**    | **Incorrect description**| **Issue with product** |
-|    | **You are a competitor of the poster**    | **Out of Stock or Expired**| **Major issues with retailer**|
+|    | **You are a competitor of the poster**    | **Out of Stock or Expired**| **Issue with retailer**|
 |    | **You dislike the OP's avatar**    | **Should be posted to forums**|
 |    | **You dislike the RRP of the product (not the actual price)**     | **SPAM**|
 |    |     | **Duplicate**|
 |    |     | **Misspelling**|
-|    |     | **Incorrect URL**|
+|    |     | **Incorrect URL or Coupon**|
+|    |     | **Error with Deal**|
 ===== Positive Vote =====
-  * Vote positive if you feel the deal itself is good. This encourages the poster to share more deals as they know it's appreciated.
+  * Vote positive if you feel the deal itself is good, this encourages the poster to share more deals and informs the community about the worthiness of the deal.
-  * Please refrain from voting when it's not a good deal but has a funny picture or coupon, good description, you like the poster or any other element that is not related to the deal itself.
+  * Refrain from voting when it's not a good deal but has a funny picture or coupon, good description, you like the poster or any other element that is not related to the deal itself.
+If you are associated with the poster or company **DON'T VOTE**. Friends, family, employees, shareholders, media relations, developers, contractors, affiliates, marketers and similar are not to vote on related deals. Infractions will lead to account bans, store bans and the post being removed.
-If you are associated with the poster or company **DON'T VOTE**. Friends, family, employees, shareholders, media relations, developers, contractors, affiliates and similar are not to vote on related deals. Infractions will lead to account bans and the post being removed.
 ===== No Vote =====
-  * If the deal doesn't apply to you, you don't like the company or you want to leave a warning for people about the business or deal, you can leave a **comment** and then not vote.
+  * If the deal doesn't apply to you or you aren't interested in the company. You may also choose to leave a warning about the business or deal via a comment only.
   * If you have any association or relationship with the business or the dealings related to the offer, do not vote.
-(eg employee, owner, built the website for them, supplier, in a relationship with someone in the business)
+(eg employee, owner, marketer, website developer, supplier, in a relationship with someone in the business)
-  * If you have any association or relationship with a competitor's business or organisation, do not vote.
+  * If you have any association or relationship with a competitor's business or organisation, do not negative vote (or negatively comment).
-  * If your reason is purely that you've been asked to vote by someone, do not vote.
+  * If you have been asked/encouraged to vote by someone, do not vote.
 ===== REPORT Button =====
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   * Illegal/Inappropriate
   * Insufficient Quantity
-  * Not Available to New Zealand
+  * Not Available to Australia
-  * NSFW (Not Safe for Work)
   * Sockpuppeting
   * Spam
   * Targeted Offer
+  * Title/Description
   * Other
-For more complex issues, use the [[http://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum/10041|Talk with a Moderator forum]].
+For more complex issues, use the [[https://www.cheapies.nz/forum/10041|Talk with a Moderator forum]].
 ===== Negative Vote =====
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   * The community casts a number of negative comment votes to any comment by the user casting the deal votes.
   * A moderator deems your vote to be invalid as it doesn't conform to voting guidelines (see below for a list of inappropriate negative votes that moderators will revoke).
-  * If too many negative votes are revoked for a user, then this will result in the loss of negative voting abilities for 90 days.
+  * You are a competitor to the business the deal is for (this will also lead to account and/or store bans).
+  * If too many negative votes are revoked for a user, this will result in the loss of negative voting abilities for up to 90 days.
- **If you spot an invalid vote:**
+ **If you spot an invalid vote (from the below list):**
   * Use the //report// button to notify a moderator (see below for a list of inappropriate negative votes that moderators will revoke).
   * Try not to take negative votes personally.
 ===== Appropriate uses of negative vote =====
   * Cheaper price elsewhere
-    * Mention store or URL and price making sure to include shipping.
+    * Ideally, mention store, URL and price include shipping (if applicable).
-  * Defective product
+  * Issue with product (For example:)
-    * The product has been recalled
+    * It does not work the way it should
-    * Major issue with product in that it doesn't work the way it should.
+    * It has been recalled
-  * Major issue with retailer
+  * Issue with retailer (For example:)
-    * Didn't receive previous purchase.
+    * Previous purchases were not received or the shipping time exceeded what was expected.
-    * Shipping time exceeding expected wait.
+    * Issues arose which were not rectified in a satisfactory or timely manner.
 ===== Inappropriate uses of negative vote =====
-**Any negative vote that falls into any of these reasons will be revoked by a moderator. Negative votes for any other reason will not be removed by a moderator.**
+**Any negative vote that falls into any of these reasons will be revoked by a moderator. Negative votes for any other reason will not be removed by a moderator. These are verbatim phrases.**
-  * No explanation of the vote
+  * No explanation of the vote:
-     * "Not a bargain."
+     * "Not a bargain"
      * "Agree"
      * "SPAM"
-     * "I don't like the deal"
+     * "I don't like this deal"
-     * "I don't think its a good deal"
+     * "I don't think it's a good deal"
      * "Ditto"
      * "lol"
-     * "no deal"
+     * "No deal/Not a deal"
      * "No Thanks"
-     * "Not much of a bargain, a mere promotion."
+     * "Not much of a bargain, a mere promotion"
+     * "Advertising"
      * "This is marketing" or "Marketing"
      * "Weird looking website" (Nothing to do with the deal)
      * +1
+     * ?
      * "What's good about this"
      * "This is an awful deal"
+     * "Meh"
    * Incorrect or missing information in title or description
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      * SPAMMY sounding title.
      * Misspelling or grammar issue.
-     * Incorrect URL.
+     * Incorrect URL or coupon.
      * Listed as freebie.
-   * An issue with the poster.
+   * An issue with the poster
      * Disliking their avatar.
      * Disliking their comments or description.
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    * Expired/Out of Stock.
-   * Should have been posted in forums.
+   * Should have been posted in forums/competitions
-   * Pointing out that the product is a [[http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/118238|grey import]].
+   * Pointing out that the product is a grey import.
    * Requiring Facebook/Twitter/G+ to access deal

Last edited by hamza23 on 2015/08/19 18:45

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