User:Guild of Deals/Rants/Voting

Voting
is what drives PvX. Without voting, this would be a terrible wanna-be build site. But I think there is SOME level of etiquette you should follow while doing it.

My Rules

 * 1) Make a real fucking comment. If you just say "lolbad" then tell why
 * 2) No pictures. Unless your picture is a picture of text saying "This build is uneffective because...", then don't add one
 * 3) No spam votes. Don't just spam "lol" until it takes up about half the voting page.
 * 4) No vandalism votes. I mean, grow a pair! All an admin/BM has to do is click a button and type a reason and your vote is gone. Unless you spam Recent Ratings with vandalism votes, then it does no point.
 * 5) See Rule #1

My Thoughts on Voting
No matter the build, you need to explain why it works/doesn't work. Here's a good example of voting, for let's say, Shock Axe.

"Shock Axe is an effective build because it has a powerful spike along with a nice 3 sec KD to interrupt skills as well as provide additional pressure."

Here's a bad example:

"LOLOLOLOL SHOCK AXE IZ GUD!!!111oneoneeleven!!1!"

You really need to explain why something is good or not. The good vote explained its good sides and why they are effective. The bad vote explained nothing but was just usless spam.

Some other voting examples

 * "This is meta!": I don't mind this, because saying a build is meta is basically saying that it is excellent.
 * "See talk page" or "See _____'s vote": This is pretty good. There's no point in retyping your point of view if someone has already done it for you. This is a nice short vote that still has a point.
 * "Author Vote": I don't mind Author Votes, but just saying "This is my build and it pwns" isn't good. Especially being the author, I feel you should give a nice, in depth description to fully explain why your build works/doesn't work, to prevent the possibility of biased voting.

Admin Noticeboard/Admins/BM's
This isn't ranting at them, this is just basically the Admin Noticeboard and how Admins/BM's handle voting. I think the Admin Noticeboard should be used for only purely wrong votes. If someone votes a 0-0-0 on Shock Axe, then go to the Noticeboard and put a notice on it. However, if you're just disgruntled with how people voted on a build and how they think of it, then that's too fucking bad. Go with the flow is what I say. If people are voting 5-5-5's on a build and you think that's trash, then constantly annoying admins/BM's won't change it. The only real people who have the power to change a build's rating completely (like from Great to Trash) are Admins/BM's. If they disagree with you, then don't vote on the build because, honestly, you're just going to be disgruntled constantly until your Talk page gets spammed with complaints, you NPA, and you get banned.

What to take from this
No matter how much a build sucks or rocks, add a reason to your vote. Say why Mending on a Warrior (or any other profession) is bad, not "lol Mending". Just remember: If you vote well, you won't look like a complete dick and may have some small chance of becoming a BM.