If I personally don't like an article, or think it needs improvement, I either skip it and don't vote or I would vote and say why I did it.

If you want to vote or comment then you should feel frree to do so.  We take a very negative view of people who try to track down the votes placed based on the timing of comments etc.  Votes are anonymous for a reason, we had problems in the past with personal attacks against people who had voted honestly but not enthusiastically for advice.

We are working on a number of improvements to our system so that votes are more difficult to track back to their original source and so that extreme voting or attempts to game our algorythm system are not easily done.

If any writes to another member about thier voting, accusing or asking for explanations or trying to change someones opinion I consider this a breach of our first code of honor guildine:  "Above all else, respect others"

If members write to you, on or off the site and try to influence your votes or attack you for your comments (so long as they were reasonable and not attacks themselves) then you can message Minti admin (the big shield people) and get warnings sent out.

Voting makes this site better for all, coersive or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated.

all the best

Matt

Regardless of what has been going on, I just live in my little bubble and vote how I feel I want to vote. I try and leave a comment as well, but not always. Something everything has already been said, or I just don't know what to say. But I still vote.

hi hotmama

the way i have always looked at it is, be honest to how you feel about the advice, if think its great then vote a 5 and if you don't think its great then vote honest to how you feel don't feel you have to not vote and move on, if you feel that there are things that either needed to be changed or you want to add something then either leave a little message for the person that wrote it or send them a minti mail then that way they have some feedback from you as to how you feel about their advice,

you are right there has been a lot of BS over the whole voting thing, i was voted down along with others like Lui  Kellz  Cazza who all write really great and helpful advice, we don't know why this happens but it does its just how life around minti is, my hubby loves to say that there are just to many hormones flying around, and i kinda agree with him, we are not all going to get along but when it comes to reading someones advice that they have put a lot of work into leave how you feel about them at the door and just focus on what they have written, and if you still don't like it then fine but its also nice to let them know as to why you didn't,

but please don't ever feel afraid to vote just continue the way you have always done it and you can't go wrong, and if you feel that it isn't parenting advice contact the person that has written it and let them know,

i hope that this has helped a little sorry its so long lol,