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Suggestion: Boo button

Tree · 2009-06-17 17:32:39

In a similar vein to the thanks button, a "boo" button would be nice. For those days when you disagree with some nut job but couldnt be arsed writing a post about why you don't care for what they said.

17-06-2009 5:32pm

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Tree

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In a similar vein to the thanks button, a "boo" button would be nice. For those days when you disagree with some nut job but couldnt be arsed writing a post about why you don't care for what they said.

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#2 17-06-2009 5:33pm

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good idea

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#3 17-06-2009 5:35pm

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As long as it's disabled in the Phobias forum. Boo! :eek:

A thumbs down/boo buttons has been suggested loads of times and rejected. The thing is this is a discussion site. If you agree with someone, the thanks buttons saves you the bother of posting to say so. But if you disagree with someone, you should say why rather than just booing them.

Plus we had a system like this before and it was a disaster by all accounts.

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#4 17-06-2009 5:37pm

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javaboy wrote: »

As long as it's disabled in the Phobias forum. Boo! :eek:

A thumbs down/boo buttons has been suggested loads of times and rejected. The thing is this is a discussion site. If you agree with someone, the thanks buttons saves you the bother of posting to say so. But if you disagree with someone, you should say why rather than just booing them.

Unless you are in the rants and raves forum in which case, disagreeing or debating a post can get you banned which is really odd for a discussion board

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#5 17-06-2009 5:38pm

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Ludo wrote: »

Unless you are in the rants and raves forum in which case, disagreeing or debating a post can get you banned which is really odd for a discussion board

That's a special one sided discussion board.

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#6 17-06-2009 5:59pm

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It's too open to abuse.

There's already issues with people abusing the thanks button as is!

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#7 17-06-2009 6:12pm

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Tree wrote: »

In a similar vein to the thanks button, a "boo" button would be nice. For those days when you disagree with some nut job but couldnt be arsed writing a post about why you don't care for what they said.

Boo.

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#8 17-06-2009 6:16pm

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i think thanks should be taken away

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#9 17-06-2009 6:28pm

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Tree wrote: »

In a similar vein to the thanks button, a "boo" button would be nice. For those days when you disagree with some nut job but couldnt be arsed writing a post about why you don't care for what they said.

If you couldn't be arsed, then they didn't bother you that much to start with, otherwise you would just tell them exactly what you think.

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#10 17-06-2009 6:31pm

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javaboy wrote: »

Plus we had a system like this before and it was a disaster by all accounts.

Ahh, the good old Karma, worked fine until we had groups ganging up on other people and hammering them with bad karma.

http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Karma

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=242313

Then we had the Rep Points and that was a whole other disaster:)

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#11 17-06-2009 6:58pm

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When was the Thanks feature removed from this forum? There's definitely a few forums that would be better off without any Thanks feature, imo

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#12 17-06-2009 6:59pm

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It was removed today.

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#13 17-06-2009 7:03pm

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Beruthiel wrote: »

It was removed today.

How are we suposed to see when mods/admins circlejer..... thank each other constantly in touchy subject threads now then?

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#14 17-06-2009 7:08pm

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Dustaz wrote: »

How are we suposed to see when mods/admins circlejer..... thank each other constantly in touchy subject threads now then?

We'll send each other PM's and pat each other on the back in the Mod forum.
MSN and google chat are also useful for this.

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#15 17-06-2009 7:34pm

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I am entirely against this idea.

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#16 17-06-2009 7:52pm

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Dustaz wrote: »

How are we suposed to see when mods/admins circlejer..... thank each other constantly in touchy subject threads now then?

Don't worry, I'm sure we will think of other ways to keep the proles oppressed

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#17 17-06-2009 9:16pm

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Dustaz wrote: »

How are we suposed to see when mods/admins circlejer..... thank each other constantly in touchy subject threads now then?

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#18 17-06-2009 9:17pm

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mike65 wrote: »

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#19 17-06-2009 9:22pm

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My name is URL wrote: »

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#20 17-06-2009 9:53pm

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As said above, things like this never really work out on boards. I think it's a bad idea, it will be abused.

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#21 18-06-2009 6:01am

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mike65 wrote: »

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#22 18-06-2009 6:46am

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tbh wrote: »

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#23 18-06-2009 8:23am

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Enough negativity in life without a boo button.

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#24 18-06-2009 11:17am

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Amani Chilly Underdog wrote: »

Anyone want to fit in a quick goodwins on the above before the lock?

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#25 18-06-2009 11:55am

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Kaptain Redeye wrote: »

Anyone want to fit in a quick goodwins on the above before the lock?

Sure why not!

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#26 18-06-2009 12:09pm

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Dustaz wrote:

How are we suposed to see when mods/admins circlejer..... thank each other constantly in touchy subject threads now then?

orestes wrote: »

Don't worry, I'm sure we will think of other ways to keep the proles oppressed

or you can sleep with them.

just saying like...

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#27 18-06-2009 12:12pm

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Jazzy wrote: »

or you can sleep with them.

just saying like...

QFT

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#28 18-06-2009 12:24pm

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Sherifu wrote: »

Jazzy wrote: »

or you can sleep with them.

just saying like...

QFT

QFT
QFT

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#29 18-06-2009 5:41pm

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Thanks all. And this is why we should lock Feedback threads

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