@JNat did we get the wrong help?

@JNat Yes, see cooking.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3783/….

When I can think straight again. Too many topics IRL.

Current policy: Nutrition is in scope if it’s about measurable data. Your suggestion would exclude parts of what was previously in scope. Is that intentional?

It’s the “free downvotes” which has me worried a bit. The Internet isn’t exactly known as an overly friendly and inclusive space. Registering is fast and even mandatory comments aren’t much of a deterrent. 125 rep (> association bonus) plus cost means something. But this is about whether we want to be part of the pilot, not my general stance.

We have three more mods. So if they say yes and the community wants it… but looking at the current state of votes, nah, probably not the most likely scenario.

Just edited my comment above. It’s the “experiment is closely monitored” that worries me - I don’t have the resources to do so atm. Both w/r to time and (emotional) energy. CM promises help for really bad effects, but I suppose it’s more about “better” tools (whatever that may be) than hands-on work. They have been pretty swamped lately, not counting the strike.

@FuzzyChef From the original post: “We are interested in finding 2-3 Stack Exchange sites willing to volunteer to test lowering the reputation required to upvote and downvote to 1 (..)” Which means sites are asked to opt-in, not out, at least for now. For one-sided exits, it’s probably more not much of an option, but the experiment can be stopped if company & mods say so.

I would also like to add that participating in the experiment requires the mods to work closely with CM to monitor the experiment and evaluate the results. I am not sure we as the current mod team are able to do so - I certainly don’t have the time right now and in the foreseeable future.

@rumtscho Facing the same dilemma - wanting to upvote the question for being good and for bringing it up, but personally not being a fan of the no-limit vote experiment. Added a second answer so that we get two options to vote on.

I would throw an “the food should (must?) be prepared by the poster (or family member / friend, analogue to travel companion?)” into the discussion. I would hate to see a contest turn into an Instagram-like show of restaurant food. However, I also see the charm of e.g. a theme like “street food”. So perhaps decide on it for each iteration?