David Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Briefly mentioned in another topic the possibility of adding a dislike button to posts, threw a poll up to gauge feedback on the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Couldn't give a monkeys, but some people may take dislikes personally and shinanigins may follow, leading to lack of peace and harmony on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Dislikes would be anonymous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I voted couldn't give a monkey's, but the more I think about it the more I think it should be likes only. I see likes as a convenient way to stop the forum being flooded with "lol" and "I agree" posts. I think a dislike button would encourage intellectual laziness. If someone disagrees with you as things stand they have to construct a counter argument rather than just pushing a button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, David said: Dislikes would be anonymous Think that is wrong, could be used as a way of bullying, one poster may decide they are annoyed by a another and dislike every post regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Both but could both be displayed?. I'd rather see that someone divides opinion maybe and ends up with +1000 and -1000, rather than an apathetic zero, as they cancel each other out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, David said: Dislikes would be anonymous Used to be a rating system of 1-5 on BBC 606, it's quite disheartening when you spend a while putting your thoughts into a lengthy article for somebody to rate it 1 quicker than they could read it simply cos they dislike the poster. I'm too sensitive to have dislikes. But if you have to have them, don't make them anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Or change it to agree or disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Both but could both be displayed?. I'd rather see that someone divides opinion maybe and ends up with +1000 and -1000, rather than an apathetic zero, as they cancel each other out. Would be seen as an overall number which would go into negative if it received more dislikes than likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, McRamFan said: Or change it to agree or disagree. Wouldn't be any texr, just an up and down arrow. See above image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I hate the negativity of "red thumbs" on the internet. My mam always used to say "if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, David said: Briefly mentioned in another topic the possibility of adding a dislike button to posts, threw a poll up to gauge feedback on the idea. Like buttons only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Its hard to earn a like, easy to get a dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 46 minutes ago, Anon said: I voted couldn't give a monkey's, but the more I think about it the more I think it should be likes only. I see likes as a convenient way to stop the forum being flooded with "lol" and "I agree" posts. I think a dislike button would encourage intellectual laziness. If someone disagrees with you as things stand they have to construct a counter argument rather than just pushing a button. Lol. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Chocolate buttons only please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Bloody hell a dislike button, I'm gonna be hounded out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I voted like only. My initial thought was "great, a dislike button!", but after reading other comments I have to say that I prefer things to stay as they are. Whenever I see a notification at the top of the screen I open it up to see if someone has liked a comment of mine, but I think that if you start getting dislikes as others have said they could be used to bully posters. If you disagree with someone's comments surely it's better to make a constructive comment about it (or just put ?? if you prefer),at least the original poster knows what your thoughts are and not just a dislike. Having said this you could always do a trial run and ask for people's views after using the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, richinspain said: I voted like only. My initial thought was "great, a dislike button!", but after reading other comments I have to say that I prefer things to stay as they are. Whenever I see a notification at the top of the screen I open it up to see if someone has liked a comment of mine, but I think that if you start getting dislikes as others have said they could be used to bully posters. If you disagree with someone's comments surely it's better to make a constructive comment about it (or just put ?? if you prefer),at least the original poster knows what your thoughts are and not just a dislike. Having said this you could always do a trial run and ask for people's views after using the option. Bang on, people should make an effort to post, if they have a point about a post. Some posters on here put a lot of effort, research and time into posts and I think a dislike would errode that kind of post just because someone cannot be bothered to read it and disliked it because it was too long and/or had big words in it. If you disagree, reply, don't be lazy and unconstructive and hit a dislike option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Le Mesmer Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, StivePesley said: I hate the negativity of "red thumbs" on the internet. My mam always used to say "if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all" This. Agree 100%. We are all grown ups but myself personally having issues with self esteem the negativity would actually deter me from posting. Obviously not everyone is going to agree / like everything that everyone posts and disagreeing with others isn't a problem so long as it's done in a respectful manner but it's far easier to criticise than praise and such a change would facilitate this trend IMO. Keep as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I went likes only and hope you put it back at your earliest convenience, I mean you've obviously removed it as I haven't had a like all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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