Is it time for the agree and CMU buttons to go?

McHammer

Only one way to find out... Fiiiight between my funny and non funny personas!!

McHammer

1 thing i would like is to be able to delete threads that i have no interest in and know i will never. Vice versa i always wanna know transfer stuff. It must be the OCD in me wanting to have things neat.

McHammer

I actually have CDO. It's like OCD but in the right order as it should be.

Ravel49

Announcements can be 'dismissed'

so could that apply to norma threads?

Ravel49

And whilst we're at it

I know we have a selction of emoji's to choose from

but is there any way that the full emoji dictionary could used?

McHammer

But all in all good job and thank you ;bowdown

secrethammersfan

I like grey's idea of seeing the identities of who agrees and disagrees. It is faster -and tidier- to click "I agree" rather than clutter the timeline with your agreement. However, I confess that sometimes I agree with something someone writes, but I don't click that "I agree".

I feel that this forum is a place where, if I have something I think people might want read, I can add it without worrying about who is or isn't "on my side".

secrethammersfan

Can we add a button that brings me a club sandwich?

Moojor

You mean you haven't got that one on your account? I thought it was standard?

Between the "agree" and "cheered me up" is one that you can select a whole range of sandwiches to be delivered. (free of course)

Swissiron

why don't we just keep CMUs - all the better to define comedy with

KingHammerAbroad

I could make you a sandwich but it would be stale by the time it got there, not to mention we're not allowed to ship meats international unless you have a license.

MrsGrey

I quite like the idea of the buttons showing who agreed.

So people still have the option (which seems to be valued) of registering their view very quickly, while I think it could also limit the potential for bullying, and make it easier for the mods to tackle it if it does occur.



Win-win ;ok

Ravel49

winner winner ;nolan dinner

grey_til_I_dye

I get that some people may see this as a non-issue, but I think when we get to a point where a user feels they no longer want to take part in the site as a result of them, the least we need to do is raise the issue.

secrethammersfan

Swissiron said:

why don't we just keep CMUs - all the better to define comedy with

Like a laugh track in a sitcom?

Hamstew

These buttons have got loss written all over them

OutcastLondoner

Showing who agreed would definitely help, I think, and is quite common on other forums.

But I as I mentioned on the other thread, I genuinely think there's a lot all could do to soften the tone of their posts, while we could also all do with giving people the benfit of the doubt in the way we read the posts and interpret those tones. I don't think the buttons are a big deal.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

MrsGrey said:

I quite like the idea of the buttons showing who agreed.

So people still have the option (which seems to be valued) of registering their view very quickly, while I think it could also limit the potential for bullying, and make it easier for the mods to tackle it if it does occur.



Win-win ;ok

yeah sounds good, can we also have it so it shows up for buttons pushed in the last week?

;hmm

#AngryBear

;biggrin

PrestonHammer

I think they should stay. I haven't read through the whole thread yet, but I will, I just wanted to say that in the past, I have posted something and then wished I hadn't because someone had questioned it. It wasn't until much later that I realised and accepted, that this is a fans forum and every post has the right to be questioned by any of the members if they think I have overstepped the mark, if they think I am in the wrong, or if they don't agree with me.

grey_til_I_dye

Outcast

I agree with that.

I think to that end it would help if users weighed in (kindly and politely) if they think someone may have overstepped the mark without necessarily breaking any obvious rule.

Even politely asking 'Did you mean to come across that strong' or similar might help.

We are very lucky with the users we have here, but I still feel that many people think 'leave that to the mods' (of which there are precious few) rather than taking 'ownership' (if you'll pardon the phrase) and acting themselves.

grey_til_I_dye

Slizzy

If only!

There is no record kept atm of who pushes what button.

I'll put the new one up tomorrow, and let people give it a test run.

My only concern would be if it had an impact on page load speeds, as otherwise it is effectively just the same, without the anonymity, and I don't think anyone can make a good case for keeping those reactions anonymous.

Swissiron

I like the idea too, I have often rather wanted the person I agreed with or who made me laugh to know that I did but couldn't apart from a separate post saying so, so actually this move might reduce such unnecessary posts overall...Just a thought...

eskimoking

Just reading through this thread. I've been avoiding posting too much lately as the site has seemed a little more confrontational in recent months, not just the last week. I've posted a little, just not as much as I used to. Shame really. Although the button tallies hadn't really crossed my mind as a cause or demonstration of that.

I think keeping the buttons and showing who's pressed them is the best solution.

secrethammersfan

Eskimo, you've managed to express exactly what I wanted to write. I might even press "Agree", and you'll never know ;-)

eskimoking

I try to help sometimes ;biggrin

alderz

Personally, I have found the problem to be that eski hasn't posted enough, and also that LGH & Jussi_Finlands_Best never came back

OutcastLondoner

Completely agree alderz

Lukerz

;ok

Problem is lgh got on well with a group of users whose behaviour on this site was nothing short of disgraceful, and I think he left as a show of support to them.

Bazshuayi

My 2p worth....

If I post something (and I try to make an effort most of the time in terms of composition at least) and people question it or pick it apart then I have to say it doesnt bother me.

Typed words can often be taken out of context and perceived as negative ( or more toward negative ) than the respondent intends.

This may sound a bit harsh, but I personally have a thick skin (self-confidence, or overly confident lol and belief in what I've typed to back it up and stand by it allied to the ability to bend if someone makes a valid point as to why I could be wrong or misinformed ) and perhaps some of us need to just step back from our original interpretations of negative responses and apply that written words and context thing to it. It's most likely not written to upset you or knock you (to any real extent, just to question or seek clarity)...

I avoid the USA politics thread purely because I think Politics is highly likely to cause issues (and I live in USA so will see what Trumps presidency entails) much like religion. A case of if you dont want to be offended or challenged in a stereotypical volatile area, dont go there.

I'm for the keeping of 'agree' and 'CMU' buttons (and also for the ability to see who agreed etc.). I try to make an effort to say funny things but I am the first to acknowledge I have a strange sense of humor. But its nice to see some CMUs by a posting I've added. I think the agree button does help with not repeating the same views and it also gives a potential gauge of what people basically agree with.

If someone agrees with a post knocking someone then I am sure seeing the persons handle will get things sorted out quickly enough (mods or not). At the end of the day, if you're using buttons to attempt to upset someone, you need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself why you cant just count to 10 or ignore the post.

The short version.... The written word is easily misinterpreted in terms of intent and severity. ;hmm

SuzanneClaret

Baz

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