Voting
The easiest way to participate at the Codex and help with the quality of information is by voting on entries that you read. Once you are logged in, voting is a one-click task. I'm sure you'll be happy to vote against entries that are horrible, but don't forget to vote in favor of the good entries too. Here are explanations of the voting options you can use:
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Click on the green circle with a checkmark to vote that an entry is accurate, relevant, and well-written. You are indicating that you think the entry should remain published. Voting for an entry adds points to the score equal to the level of the voter. For example, if a user is level 2, that user's vote is worth 2 points towards an entry. |
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Click on the thumb down symbol to vote that the entry is inaccurate, irrelevant, and/or poorly-written. This subtracts points from the score of the entry equal to the level of the voter. When you vote this way, you are saying that you think the entry should be removed from the site or replaced with a better entry that tries to express the same ideas. Once enough people vote against an entry, it will be reduced to a much smaller size and only the first few words of the entry are shown. You can display the full entry by clicking on a link, at which time you can read the full entry and make a vote for or against it. After some time, entries with scores less than -5 are removed entirely and can no longer be viewed. |
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Click on the red circle with an exclamation mark to
report an entry to a moderator. Do this for reasons such as these:
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