One really simple change could be altering the wording to be "What are the different..." when its very high level and "what is the best.." when they have scoped it enough. It's a small change that reflects your points.
If its scoped enough that in the topic description they have defined their requirements, I think "What is the best..given these requirements" could be suitable and the votes would work.
>If it's not clear, or accurate, it should be edited!
You should be writing our copy... :) (Side note: I wrote the entire about us, FAQ and contributor guidelines in the usual Slant format so the community can edit and discuss them. My hope is to get this level of meta-discussion consistently improving our approach to these issues)
> Another option is to abandon a simple upvote system in favor of qualified thumbs-up
This could work, I'll sleep on it and think about how that would play out.
I also guess my beer bribe didn't hit home. Scotch?
If its scoped enough that in the topic description they have defined their requirements, I think "What is the best..given these requirements" could be suitable and the votes would work.
>If it's not clear, or accurate, it should be edited!
You should be writing our copy... :) (Side note: I wrote the entire about us, FAQ and contributor guidelines in the usual Slant format so the community can edit and discuss them. My hope is to get this level of meta-discussion consistently improving our approach to these issues)
> Another option is to abandon a simple upvote system in favor of qualified thumbs-up
This could work, I'll sleep on it and think about how that would play out.
I also guess my beer bribe didn't hit home. Scotch?