I propose that when a group of people upvote each other repeatedly, they get awarded the "Circlejerk" badge.
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16I would rather apply the banhammer.– BorgleaderCommented Mar 5, 2016 at 0:23
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1Sometimes people upvote one another for legitimate reasons. I propose that in such situations, the "Circlejerk" badge is given. This of course wouldn't replace banning for those who are trying to game the system.– ColeCommented Mar 5, 2016 at 0:38
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2Maybe something like a "community" badge?– MikhailCommented Mar 5, 2016 at 0:50
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6@Borgleader you mean gang bang hammer.– Shadow WizardCommented Mar 5, 2016 at 6:29
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Alright, I laughed.– JonCommented Mar 8, 2016 at 1:37
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1Possible duplicate of What is serial voting and how does it affect me?– Donald DuckCommented Nov 12, 2017 at 18:12
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This incourages serial voting– StarshipCommented Jun 6, 2023 at 11:45
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a group of people upvote each other repeatedly
So... what reason allows this to be within our standards? What this means that there is now a badge that supports:
"Gang" voting
Serial Upvoting
Sockpuppet Upvoting
Other types of illegal group upvoting
We already have badges for voting and upvoting already. What good does this do? Groups of people will dive for the badge, give themselves lots of rep they only received because of the badge. And serial upvoters will have a reason to avoid suspension. This will only create chaos and will bring trouble-makers to Stack Exchange.
And anyway, the proposed badge name is "Circlejerk". You are right. Those people are in their little circles/groups and are jerks. This behavior will never be tolerated and in response, we give them a gift or two: The Amazing Suspension and The Destruction of the Violator's Account(s). So don't even think about this type of serial upvoting to become legal at all.
answered Mar 5, 2016 at 2:14
