I just made level 6 . As far as I can tell , the only ' perk ' for accomplishing this massive point accumulation from level 5 to 6 is that now there is an authority awarded to me to choose yes or no as to whether each comment from lower level users is appropriate in my opinion . This seems to be a predictable way to encourage the evolution of 'control of this site ' towards a demographic of ppl who desire such power to censor others . To be honest , I'm not gonna use this authority cuz without more transparency about how things work here or just a better understanding of the context of my actions ...
I just would feel like I'm participating in a version of a Milgrams experiment where Im obeying authority's direction to punish others just cuz I'm told that Im supposed to ...Im to ' believe ' in the intent without seeing it ...
I'm expected to have faith , not even faith in something identifiable... just faith for the sake of convenience . How can ya determine that the thing you're having faith in is worthy if ya can't see it , it has no name , no history , no voice , no ears to hear , no accountability
Not my style !
You're over thinking things. It's just a helpful way to distribute the workload and keep the troll population under control. If everyone had the same attitude none of your comments would ever show up.
How many admins are there ?
There is already a blocking feature that anyone can utilize to eliminate trolls .
I would rather have gotten something I could use for all that community input that Ive given .
Certainly theres zero motivation to get to level 7 to see what mysterious and useless ' perk ' waits there .
It's really just about taking a little bit of pressure off Admin and Site Support - once you reach L6, it's considered you've been hanging around and not causing trouble for long enough that you're probably not going to suddenly run amok on a mad spree and can be trusted. We all approve pretty much anything regardless of whether we agree with the statement or not, unless it contains personal abuse or bullying directed at an individual member or similar stuff.
You also get a longer wait to level up to 7!