Author Topic: Thumbs up or thumbs down? (Read 8466 times)

Nadir · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2014, 05:29:00 PM »

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Does anyone else here dislike the down-thumb function on this forum? I think that it gives haters and the emotional the easy opportunity to hurt other members reputation.

Complaining about thumbs-down on this forum is bound to get you more of them!

Thumbs-down does not mean hate or emotiona It means somebody disagrees with what you say. Maybe they haven't got time to post. It's just a quick way to say "I disagree".

And it means somebody has read your post. Two thumbs down means that at least two people have read it. Take it with a pinch of salt!

How can it possibly hurt your reputation? Aren't you anonymous?

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It is anonymous, and perpetrators get off scot-free.

What do you imagine would be an adequate punishment for making a thumbs down? By the way thumbs-up is also anonymous!

JohnAnthonyMarie · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2014, 06:33:14 PM »

I might suggest an indication of how many people are hiding a person's posts, and perhaps a threshold indicator of some sort where if greater than half of the forum is hiding a person's posts, that person would be blocked from posting.

PG · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2014, 08:31:48 PM »

Nadir - There is a big difference between the thumbs. If one agrees with a post, nothing more needs to be said. But, if one disagrees, they should explain why. I wouldn't care as much about this if the results were not front and center on my(and others) profile. It is like a tattoo. You are forced to wear around other peoples opinion of you(so to speak), and you do not know who those other people are.

PG · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2014, 08:37:12 PM »

Johnanthony - that is an interesting concept. I don't have a problem with that. I don't think that the majority of people here are notorious or quick to down-thumb. Your idea would show that(if I am right).

Cantarella · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2014, 10:10:39 PM »

Who cares?