Idea: make it clear where you can suggest improvements to the forum

"It's like the community experts in this string are missing the point on purpose. Not listening. Just protecting a little kingdom."
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That's patently false.  We have no say in Adobe management decisions.  That should be self-evident by now.  We don't make the software.  And we don't set forum policies.  Unpaid forum volunteers can only report on what we know to be true based on a long history of using Adobe products & services.

I don't know what you hope to accomplish from attacking fellow community members, but it's not working for you.  😈

READ ME

@ds316 

if you upvoted the op, you voiced your opinion to adobe.  

I give up. It's like the community experts in this string are missing the point on purpose. Not listening. Just protecting a little kingdom. "Just move along. Nothing to see here." Last word is yours.

@ds316 wrote: Adobe thinks a downvote option is too negative. I wonder if they would consider an option for users to score the positive helpfulness of a reply.

In addition to Likes and Correct answers as mentioned by Nancy, you can tag the person (type "@" ) and write a nice note about or to them.

Adobe has said "no" to Downvotes and volunteers can't make changes to the forums. If a post is offensive, rude, or from a spammer, you can click the "Report" button at the bottom of the post and say why you are reporting it. Adobe Staff reviews the reports and makes decisions. Volunteers (Community Experts) do not see the reports and are not informed of the outcome.

Adobe uses a third party for the forums, so they are also restricted by what they can and cannot do.

Jane

"I wonder if they would consider an option for users to score the positive helpfulness of a reply."

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That's what LIKES and CORRECT ANSWERS are for.  

LIkewise you can upvote the replies that you found helpful, reglardless of whether you started the topic or not.

Thank you for providing some real information. Adobe thinks a downvote option is too negative. I wonder if they would consider an option for users to score the positive helpfulness of a reply.

"I'm curious how you know that downvoting does not have many fans."

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We asked for this last year and the year before.  But Adobe nixxed the idea of downvoting as too negative.

Adobe pays for this platform and they make the rules. 

Suggest whatever you like.  If it's a positive addition and it's feasible, Adobe might implement it at some point in the future. But there are no guarantees.

actually, downvoting is probably contrary to adobe's forum standards.

@ds316,

i'm curious how you know that downvoting does not have many fans.

I may correct myself:

It has many fans, at least among the embittered and angry. You can see it in the upvotes to negative comments.

this is the correct forum to nake make adobe suggestions about the forums.