Thanks button? What about No Thanks?

Offy

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?

4zn76tysfajdxp

No.

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.

Ghost Train

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

Offy

Ghost Train wrote: »

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

lol brilliant

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?

Offy

Overheal wrote: »

You've been here since when?

k? Where? Boards or feedback? I really dont understand the question.

5starpool

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.

Overheal

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.

Rev. BlueJeans

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

Dudess

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".

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.

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 .

asdasd

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.

GLaDOS

Ghost Train wrote: »

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

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

Offy

ScienceNerd wrote: »

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

Its simply brilliant!

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.

Sherifu

Ghost Train wrote: »

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

/views all future thanks received with suspicion

callaway92

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

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

stovelid

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

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

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

thomond2006

Ghost Train wrote: »

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

*used*

:pac:

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.

Steve

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 *

WindSock

Steve wrote: »

:rolleyes:

*sorry, it was inevitable, I actually agree *

:pac:

Overheal

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:

WindSock

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?

Steve

WindSock wrote: »

:pac:

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.

Overheal

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

AnonoBoy

If you want a No Thanks button go post on thumped.com with the pr*cks.






(I joke I joke! We love you really Nerdy Thumped Brothers! )

Offy

RopeDrink wrote: »

If that's your idea of someone being snide, you must live a sheltered life. I wasn't being cruel or snide in the slightest - If anything it was a light joke along with my refusal to rant the reasons as to why I hate this idea.

I also thought you were being snide and I think the sheltered life comment is snide. If I posted a comment like that about something you said in Animation, Awards, Counter-Strike, Dawn of War, Digital Art & Design, Game Editing, Graphics, VAR, or Zombiedom would you laugh at it or ban me?

BlitzKrieg

get thee to the biki and learn your history.

http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Reputation

Dudess

WindSock wrote: »

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.

Ah, I generally avoid rolleyes but occasionally there'll be a post in After Hours that just cries out for the little bastard. :pac:

Steve

Dudess wrote: »

Ah, I generally avoid rolleyes but occasionally there'll be a post in After Hours that just cries out for the little bastard. :pac:

Well, you did admit you missed him back in the day, that counts for a lot

kumate_champ07

Ghost Train wrote: »

Just use the thanks button sarcastically

I do that when Im banned by a mod or they say something retarded lol

kumate_champ07

MOH wrote: »

-1

-1

Stargate

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?

I laughed when i read the title