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Thanks button? What about No Thanks?

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  • 14-11-2009 12:11am
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    Offy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭


    I quite like the 'Thanks' button and use it frequently. What I would also like to see is its opposite, why you ask? Well I've banned myself from certain forums, rather than receive an infraction/ban because Im not a very effective communicator and have on occasion voiced my opinion which has caused some bad feelings with other users/mods. With an anti-thanks button I could voice my disapproval without causing any offence. What about it Boards? Can we have a 'No Thanks' button?
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    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    No.


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    It has been asked for before.
    It's not going to happen.
    Too many negative connotations attached to it.

    It will just end up with bitching and sniping and nobody wants that.


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    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,033 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Just use the thanks button sarcastically


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    #5
    Offy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭Offy


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    Just use the thanks button sarcastically
    lol brilliant


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,694 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Offy wrote: »
    I quite like the 'Thanks' button and use it frequently. What I would also like to see is its opposite, why you ask? Well I've banned myself from certain forums, rather than receive an infraction/ban because Im not a very effective communicator and have on occasion voiced my opinion which has caused some bad feelings with other users/mods. With an anti-thanks button I could voice my disapproval without causing any offence. What about it Boards? Can we have a 'No Thanks' button?
    You've been here since when?


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    Offy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭Offy


    Overheal wrote: »
    You've been here since when?
    k? Where? Boards or feedback? I really dont understand the question.


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    5starpool
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    Offy wrote: »
    k? Where? Boards or feedback? I really dont understand the question.

    He means that since the Thanks button was introduced, this has been suggested at least 5 times on feedback. Obviously if you don't look in feedback much you won't have known that, but that is what he is trying to say.


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    Overheal
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    More than that. After Hours, Help Desk, Newbies, Feedback, etc etc and it pops up in other forums too. Just about every other week, theres another thread or a comment/post somewhere on the site somewhere asking about a No Thanks feature.

    Now if you dont read too many forums, or very often, its easy to miss. But what can I say: I heart this kip.

    Anyway, all it is is Negative Reinforcement. And Negative. And Negative is bad. I've seen Karma Wars breakout on other websites from it.


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    Rev. BlueJeans
    Closed Accounts Posts: 600 ✭✭✭Rev. BlueJeans


    That's karma, they tried that years ago and it didn't work :)


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    Dudess
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    OP, the thanks button diminishes reams of responses in appreciation of a good/funny post. Examples of such responses are "+1", "LOL", "Brilliant!", smileys etc - no harm the odd time of course, but when there are pages of them, it clogs up the thread.

    Whereas when you disagree with/object to a post, you'll tend to explain why rather than just saying "I disagree".


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    #12
    Rev. BlueJeans
    Closed Accounts Posts: 600 ✭✭✭Rev. BlueJeans


    I disagree ;)

    It's easier to one click a response, be it for or against, but while the thanks button does have some negative attributes (the late unlamented practise of buddies, or SOs clicking one another into a perceived higher realm in here, mar shampla), getting a virtual plus one to your post doesn't tend to cause issues too often. On the other hand, if someone could neg-click your post, you'd be quite likely (and perhaps justified sometimes) to ask why, within the thread. It would be a negative bearing on the thread based on a lazy dismissal of it by the other person. Human nature really.


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    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Somtimes the thanks button can be over used /abused but at least it's a positive rather than a negative .Not repling at all is the best 'No thanks' of all .


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    asdasd
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    No thanks will have the affect of setting in stone ideological positions, and annoying people who will then no-thanks the people who no-thanked them.

    Thus an arms race will develop. Even in terms of UI it will be appalling, a big list of Thanks and No-Thanks for every controversial opinion, or second post.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,203 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    Just use the thanks button sarcastically

    Interesting that this post has been thanked a few times :pac:

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #16
    Offy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭Offy


    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Interesting that this post has been thanked a few times :pac:
    Its simply brilliant!


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    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,215 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    RopeDrink wrote: »
    Finding it hard to post up a response without going into a rant about the reasoning as to why I don't like the idea.

    Let's just pretend I'm clicking the "No Thanks" button to this thread and not replying to it at all.
    You could have actually not replied at all. I suppose someone has to be snide to the OP for making an innocent suggestion though - it is Feedback after all. ;)


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    Sherifu
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    Ghost Train wrote: »
    Just use the thanks button sarcastically
    /views all future thanks received with suspicion emot-tinfoil.gif


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    #19
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,341 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    ya i'd like a "no thanks" button OP...So I could use it on your post


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    #20
    Offy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭Offy


    callaway92 wrote: »
    ya i'd like a "no thanks" button OP...So I could use it on your post
    So your in favour of the idea, thanks I'll take that as +1


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    #21
    stovelid
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    Just, like, you know, try and think up of things by yourself to say back and all that.


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    #22
    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭MOH


    Offy wrote: »
    I quite like the 'Thanks' button and use it frequently. What I would also like to see is its opposite, why you ask? Well I've banned myself from certain forums, rather than receive an infraction/ban because Im not a very effective communicator and have on occasion voiced my opinion which has caused some bad feelings with other users/mods. With an anti-thanks button I could voice my disapproval without causing any offence. What about it Boards? Can we have a 'No Thanks' button?

    -1


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    #23
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Theres enough negativity in the world today.

    Its nice to be nice.

    If your really dislike what somebody said, use the quote button and reply "I really disagree with your opinion"

    They'll get the hint


    ..or do as pighead does - make a fool of them withouting making it seem as a personal insult


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    #24
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Ghost Train wrote: »
    Just use the thanks button sarcastically

    *used*

    :pac:


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    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Dudess wrote: »
    OP, the thanks button diminishes reams of responses in appreciation of a good/funny post. Examples of such responses are "+1", "LOL", "Brilliant!", smileys etc - no harm the odd time of course, but when there are pages of them, it clogs up the thread.

    Whereas when you disagree with/object to a post, you'll tend to explain why rather than just saying "I disagree".


    +1

    I also think this is a good reason why posts containing the forever arseholic smiley; :rolleyes: or facepalm without definition of why should be clamped down on. Nothing but unproductive troll material, imo.


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    Steve
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    WindSock wrote: »
    +1

    I also think this is a good reason why posts containing the forever arseholic smiley; :rolleyes: or facepalm without definition of why should be clamped down on. Nothing but unproductive troll material, imo.
    :rolleyes:

    *sorry, it was inevitable, I actually agree :D*


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    #27
    WindSock
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    Steve wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    *sorry, it was inevitable, I actually agree :D*

    :pac:

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    Overheal
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    WindSock wrote: »
    +1

    I also think this is a good reason why posts containing the forever arseholic smiley; :rolleyes: or facepalm without definition of why should be clamped down on. Nothing but unproductive troll material, imo.
    I think anyone who wants to infringe on the rights of rolleyes doesnt remember what happened the last time :rolleyes:


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    #29
    WindSock
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    Overheal wrote: »
    I think anyone who wants to infringe on the rights of rolleyes doesnt remember what happened the last time :rolleyes:


    What happened last time? Was that Uni-Eye?


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    Steve
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    WindSock wrote: »
    :pac:
    :p
    Overheal wrote: »
    I think anyone who wants to infringe on the rights of rolleyes doesnt remember what happened the last time :rolleyes:
    Ay, fight and you may die, run and you'll live. At least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our rolleyes. :D


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    #31
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,694 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Rolleyam did preach something along those lines didnt he :pac:


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