I'm having a minor debate over PM with someone who is annoyed that I voted no on one of their submissions, which had a good deal of correct data in it but some minor errors.  So, here's the question for the peanut gallery: Is it better to vote yes if the majority of the submission is correct and hope that someone will fix the errors in a future submission, or better to vote no and not allow the incorrect data into the db in the first place?

Discuss.

If we (knowingly) vote yes to incorrect data we might just as well throw away the voting system.

Entirely agreeing with Pete.

Quoting ya_shin:

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Entirely agreeing with Pete.

The problem with this is possibly losing a "full audit" because someone votes no due to a missing comma in an overview.  Not everyone can be bothered submitting again, and someone else has to do everything over again.  I mainly agree, but nitpicking has to end somewhere.

Then again, the screeners will generally let through a submission that is "mostly good", even sometimes ignoring valid negative votes if they are for small things. Stay vigilant, says I, it really is pot luck after a certain point no matter what.

Quoting skipnet50:

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I think you know where I stand. Bad data is bad data is bad data, that simple. I don't care how little it is, IF it is an error then the user should FIX it. Sometimes we all get caught up in the Contribution from Hell, where somebody is always finding some small correection FOUR or FIVE times.<groan> I want as many Contributors as we can get, but I also want them to follow the Rules and be conscientious about what they are doing. If somebody spots an error, then fix it or withdraw it. The vote system is NOT a beauty contest it is about data and I don't care if the vote is 75-1, if that ONE vote has spotted a legitimate error that should be fixed...then fix it or that Contribution should be declined regardless of what the majority might think.

@Erik nitpicking ends when it is right. If you don't have the time to resubmit then why did you in the first place.

Skip

I agree... the nitpicking ends when I don't see something that is wrong. If I spot something that is wrong... or against the rules I will vote no with detailed reason. I personally don't believe in voting yes with comment on something I spot that is wrong. that... to me is saying it is not right... but it is good enough. And that is something I really don't believe in.

I have been caught in several contributions from hell... having to resubmit 3...4... or even 5 times. but that is ok... because I want to do it right or not do it at all. So if I see a valid no vote in time to fix it... that is what I will personally do.

I personally don't think it is up to me if it is good enough... I think that decision belongs only to Ken and Gerri. That is why I said I will vote no with reason... and if they don't want to fix... let it ride.  As Nadja sais... I have seen minor valid no votes be ignored before by the screeners to get a good contribution through... so I don't believe for a moment that a single comma will stop a full audit from going through.  And when that happens.. I don't fret about it... I just take not so I can fix what they missed or did wrong later, myself.

Let's play turnabout a bit. What does it say about YOU as user if you make a Contribution and somebody spots an error and you either don't want to fix it or won't because the votes are in your favor. The error is still there and SOMEBODY has to fix it.

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Quoting skipnet50:

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Let's play turnabout a bit. What does it say about YOU as user if you make a Contribution and somebody spots an error and you either don't want to fix it or won't because the votes are in your favor. The error is still there and SOMEBODY has to fix it.

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Except you have done just that  The example I gave above was one of your submission where you left bad information in an overview. Even after it was pointed out as being incorrect (not just a comma missing - but wrong info as I recall) you refused to change it with the reason "you weren't under any obligation to fix everything".

Are you now saying you have changed your mind and would have changed the submission? Is this the new and improved mellow Skipnet50? (or am I about to get flamed  )