Overview
After someone writes a review, the Ethos community can upvote or downvote it. This voting mechanism helps surface accurate reviews and diminish misleading ones.
How to Vote on a Review
When viewing a review (in the Feed, on a profile page, or in an activity view):
In season 2 any time you click to vote, remove a vote or change your vote you spend 5 XP.
Click the upvote arrow to indicate you agree with or find the review accurate.
Click the downvote arrow to indicate you disagree or believe the review is inaccurate.
What Votes Do
Upvotes reinforce the review's weight in the credibility system. A highly upvoted positive review has a stronger positive effect on the recipient's score.
Downvotes reduce the review's weight. A heavily downvoted review carries less influence on the recipient's score.
Under EIP-6, if a recipient downvotes a positive review they received, that review is flagged as spam and its influence on the recipient's score is neutralized. This prevents users from gaming the system by soliciting positive reviews and then suppressing ones that aren't flattering enough.
Who Can Vote
Any Ethos user can vote on reviews. However, votes from more credible users carry more weight, consistent with how the broader credibility system works.
Voting Limits
You can only cast one vote per review (either upvote or downvote, not both).
Clicking the same vote button again will remove your vote.
Switching your vote (e.g., from upvote to downvote) replaces your previous vote.