vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 What other sorts of reactions would you like to see besides "Like" "Thanks" "Sad" etc. Also should we allow negative reactions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 @Beetlejuice@DakotaHale @Dobs @Fbarbarossa @Hestia @Cal @Cenzonico @ConservativeElector2 @jnewt @Magnus Rex @MrPotatoTed @Pringles @Rezi @Rodja @Sean F Kennedy @The Blood @WVProgressive @vcczar@Zenobiyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I’ll leave it up to the community but I’m not personally a fan of ‘negative’ reactions. I think it may be a slippery slope to accepting negative and intolerant behavior similar to what “he shall not be named” perpetuated on the other forum. That’s just my opinion. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (they technically do but they don’t affect vote count and are useless) don’t have negative or downvote options and I think they may be onto something. Maybe an American flag emoji but I’ll see what the others say first. My mentality is still “less is more” and I don’t want to have like 30 reactions lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Rex Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I wouldn't be opposed to a Thumbs Up emoji, maybe to replace the Heart as the "Like" And I second Dakota on steering clear of negative emojis. As the ancient wisdom goes, if you can't emoji something nice, don't emoji at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hestia Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I like the old upvote. I second on the no downvoting. I'll think of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I think the most negative emoji we should allow is my favorite, the old tried and trie passive-aggressive masterpiece "confused" emoji. I used that many a time on our old pal he who shall not be named. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Is Patine planning on joining this forum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 13 hours ago, DakotaHale said: I’ll leave it up to the community but I’m not personally a fan of ‘negative’ reactions. I think it may be a slippery slope to accepting negative and intolerant behavior similar to what “he shall not be named” perpetuated on the other forum. That’s just my opinion. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (they technically do but they don’t affect vote count and are useless) don’t have negative or downvote options and I think they may be onto something. Maybe an American flag emoji but I’ll see what the others say first. My mentality is still “less is more” and I don’t want to have like 30 reactions lol. We could have a disagree reaction that isn't necessarily negative points or anything. I do support negative reactions that cost points. For instance, if PoliticalPundit was hit with negative reactions, he'd have a negative score. People would see that and realize he's an issue if they're new to the forum. I think it might depend on what those negative reactions are. If anyone abuses them we could just ban them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 13 hours ago, Beetlejuice said: Is Patine planning on joining this forum? Probably. I'll let him know about it when he inevitably sends me some complaint about US politics or the old forum (where he is now perm banned). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 After taking some time to reflect on it, I think our current reactions probably cover what needs to be covered. We could probably even ditch "confused." If you're actually confused, ask a question. If you're just using the confused emoticon to disagree, type out your disagreement and engage in a conversation. If you're just using "confused" to give an eye roll or something...ignore him. I've always been of the opinion that most trolls do it for the attention, including He Who Shall Not Be Named, and the "confused" reaction (or an angry one or whatever) is just as exciting to them as a thumbs-up. Don't feed the trolls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConservativeElector2 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Yeah, I wouldn't recommend negative reactions. I agree with @MrPotatoTed to type out disagreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 I really think there should be a "disagree" reaction. It's a neutral negative. People don't always have time to explain why they disagree. We could create an "agree" and "disagree" reaction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, vcczar said: We could have a disagree reaction that isn't necessarily negative points or anything. I do support negative reactions that cost points. For instance, if PoliticalPundit was hit with negative reactions, he'd have a negative score. People would see that and realize he's an issue if they're new to the forum. I think it might depend on what those negative reactions are. If anyone abuses them we could just ban them. They did this in the olden 270 days if I recall, I remember seeing people with negative scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConservativeElector2 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dobs said: They did this in the olden 270 days if I recall, I remember seeing people with negative scores. I remember them as well, but none seemed to be still active. Possibly that was a reason for them to quit posting. Just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 @DakotaHaleI've downloaded some images for an "Agree" and "Disagree" reaction. I think these should operate as a way to agree or disagree without having to write a lengthy response or write "I agree." Neither should award or take away points since doing so might encourage people to only post things people agree with or discourage people from saying stuff people might disagree with. I find these two reactions helpful because I don't always have time to respond to people but I like to know that they've been read. "Agree" is more specific than "Like," which has more global usage. "Disagree" is very neutral and shouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. Agree and Disagree also allows one to write a post that is similar to a poll, but it will allow the question and the response area to be entirely in the comment area. One of the downsides to the poll is that one has to scroll down to read an explanation. With "Agree" and "Disagree" one could write a block of text and follow it with, "Do you agree or disagree." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaHale Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, vcczar said: @DakotaHaleI've downloaded some images for an "Agree" and "Disagree" reaction. I think these should operate as a way to agree or disagree without having to write a lengthy response or write "I agree." Neither should award or take away points since doing so might encourage people to only post things people agree with or discourage people from saying stuff people might disagree with. I find these two reactions helpful because I don't always have time to respond to people but I like to know that they've been read. "Agree" is more specific than "Like," which has more global usage. "Disagree" is very neutral and shouldn't hurt anyone's feelings. Agree and Disagree also allows one to write a post that is similar to a poll, but it will allow the question and the response area to be entirely in the comment area. One of the downsides to the poll is that one has to scroll down to read an explanation. With "Agree" and "Disagree" one could write a block of text and follow it with, "Do you agree or disagree." I could support this if the community likes it. Maybe we could get rid of the “thanks” reaction since “like” is basically the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, DakotaHale said: I could support this if the community likes it. Maybe we could get rid of the “thanks” reaction since “like” is basically the same thing. Yeah. Let me make a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hestia Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'm still leary of negative stuff. While it would be fine with the current community, if we got bad apples it could be exploited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hestia said: I'm still leary of negative stuff. While it would be fine with the current community, if we got bad apples it could be exploited. We could ban exploiters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hestia Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, vcczar said: We could ban exploiters. I just think negative reactions could lead to bad blood around here that isn't required. I know I'd be annoyed if someone reacted with 'disagree' and didn't explain themselves in a reply. Definitely taking points from people shouldn't be a thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Hestia said: I just think negative reactions could lead to bad blood around here that isn't required. I know I'd be annoyed if someone reacted with 'disagree' and didn't explain themselves in a reply. Definitely taking points from people shouldn't be a thing I'm not sure why "disagree" is even negative. People disagree with me all the time. If I want to know why, I can ask them. I think agree/disagree are both too neutral to draw out any sort of reaction, positive or negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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