Why can't the creator of a thread un-recommend it?

[Boojatta]

"Error: you can't recommend your own topics"

That error message makes sense only if un-recommending is a kind of recommending. In that case, you would be entitled to tell people "I recommended your thread" if you actually un-recommended it.

[MADem]

1. You can't recommend your own threads either. NT

[Boojatta]

6. That makes sense to weed out self-approval bias.

If we had started with just unrecommends and no recommends, so that any given thread had received a rating of at most zero, then would things have been set up to prevent unrecommending of one's own thread?

[Buzz Clik]

2. I'll do it for you.

[Skittles]

3. wait your turn, Boojatta

I'm a little behind with the ass kickings OK?

[BlooInBloo]

4. Gah - the terminological quibble is probabaly the stupidest.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. < 0

we've moved on.
do catch us up

[rucky]

7. Shameless self-demotion

[Boojatta]

10. Exactly!

[masuki bance]

8. kick, unrec and ignore.

(hide thread for good measure)

[Occam Bandage]

9. They should definitely make an exception for you. nt