Can the Fluther mods see who gives someone a GA?

I guess they can, because I’ve read about people with multiple accounts being banned for self-lurving.

At one point the mods could see who gave great question and great answer lurve on every thread, but unless it has changed since I was a mod, they can’t see it anymore. They can see who has given each person lurve but not what they gave the lurve for. So they can tell who I lurve the most and who lurves me the most, that’s how they find people gaming the lurve system.

What @FlyingWolf said is still the case. We gave up that feature many years ago, and good riddance. it was rarely useful, and made for a cluttered interface.

Worst of all, it detracted from our own Fluther experience. There’s a very good reason behind the anonymity of the lurve system: knowing who does and doesn’t give you lurve changes the social dynamic, and not for the better. I suppose everyone is curious at times about who GAs whom, but believe me, we’re all better off not knowing.

@DrasticDreamer Thanks for asking this question – I’ve been wondering this for a long time.

@dappled_leaves Yeah, you’re welcome. I’m not even sure what made me think to ask, it was just kind of there last night.

But like @thorninmud says, once I asked, I was curious for some of the reasons they brought up. It couldn’t have been pleasant before they got rid of that, for multiple reasons. I definitely think that people are better off not knowing, no question.

Anonymous donations are certainly more fun.

The NSA certainly can.

I’m the Jelly that drops random GAs on unpopular answers. I usually have a Great Answer for anyone who argues with/insults me.

I do it because, Godammit I care.