thumb down option : anyone else dislike it ?

[Smurof]

At times I tend to ramble, and there's a click-able image for that (usable here thus-far, LOL).

 

I know the thumbs down option is relatively new, but it's hurtful to see someone not like something you have to say WITHOUT responding to it, too.

 

Just for mentioning it, people can have a field day dis-liking everything me or anyone else ever posted as an evil prank!

[+ deej]

Never used Facebook, eh?

[+ Socalguy]

I get your point but it can also be useful for posts where a friend posts something upsetting where a sad face wouldn't fit as well to show empathy.

[Guest]

Never used Facebook, eh?

Canadian, eh?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DTY7vngfZyY/V9bLjsKMFNI/AAAAAAAACzM/uWseh7hf60wY6F1kSksMCNi49KNP7lQVACK4B/s1600/Canadian%2BHelp%2BBlog%2BBanner%2B2016-v3.jpg

Edited March 14, 2019 by Unicorn

[Guest]

I agree with the OP. If you disagree with something someone has to say, go ahead and verbalize what it is you disagree with the posting. Just putting a "thumb's down" seems like a squirrelly way to express an opinion (or not really express it).

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/the-orville-majority-rule-down-votes.146355/

[rvwnsd]

I agree with @Smurof and @Unicorn, the "thumbs down" icon is not one of the better features of the new Forum software.

[Guy Fawkes]

I hereby give you permission not to use said icon...

 

I agree with @Smurof and @Unicorn, the "thumbs down" icon is not one of the better features of the new Forum software.

[hypothetically]

At times I tend to ramble, and there's a click-able image for that (usable here thus-far, LOL).

 

I know the thumbs down option is relatively new, but it's hurtful to see someone not like something you have to say WITHOUT responding to it, too.

 

Just for mentioning it, people can have a field day dis-liking everything me or anyone else ever posted as an evil prank!

 

Thankfully, you’ll lose no “points” in real life, so everything will be okay.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I hereby give you permission not to use said icon...

 

This.

 

It's just the internet: You can't get that bent out of shape over shit you can't control.

[+ VictorPowers]

@Smurof Couldn’t resist ??

[Smurof]

I see the points of view, and "put on my big boy pants" to change my mind. After all, I've liked several comments by only using the thumbs up symbol, so it should work both ways. There. Now taking my big boy pants back off...

[+ quoththeraven]

This.

 

It's just the internet: You can't get that bent out of shape over shit you can't control.

I don't know whether the software can't be deployed without it. I've used it a few times to express extreme disapproval, but I usually also comment. I would prefer not to have it. (I am less opposed to a Disqus/Reddit style upvote/downvote system.)

 

Moreover, what you see as bent out of shape could be other people's disapproval and expression of their opinion, which is one of the things a forum is for. If I have to put up with racists, I definitely am not going to suppress what I think of the usefulness of new features. Management doesn't have to listen. It just has to put up with the expression of the opinion.

[samhexum]

Now taking my big boy pants back off...

 

Now shielding my eyes.

 

Thanks for the warning! :rolleyes:

[+ nycman]

@Smurof Couldn’t resist ??

Great minds think alike.

 

Most fun ? I’ve ever given.....grin

[+ oldNbusted]

 

I am perfectly happy to use the 'dislike' smilie to express my feelings without having to waste any more of my time.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

 

I am perfectly happy to use the 'dislike' smilie to express my feelings without having to waste any more of my time.

 

Well said.

 

More so, how uninteresting the world would be if we all agreed on everything.

[+ sync]

At times I tend to ramble, and there's a click-able image for that (usable here thus-far, LOL).

 

I know the thumbs down option is relatively new, but it's hurtful to see someone not like something you have to say WITHOUT responding to it, too.

 

Just for mentioning it, people can have a field day dis-liking everything me or anyone else ever posted as an evil prank!

 

I can see your point of view if the icons are interpreted as absolutes. I perceive the icons as only generalities. If a respondent has a pointed disagreement with a posting, there is more likely to be a written statement of it along with or without the thumb-down icon.