Can we get a disagree button?

hairyunicorn · 2025-03-07T12:28:47+00:00

Can we get a disagree or dislike button? We are all adults and i'm tired of 'laughing' at posts i disagree with.

BIWI · 07/03/2025 21:34

@InvisibilityCloakActivated

I think a sympathy/hug button would be a good addition too

Why not just post the emoticon on the thread though? Why would you need anything else, to be private?

@honeyytoast - I see you’ve also used the laugh emoticon, without bothering to post on the thread. Why?

PorkHollywood · 07/03/2025 21:09

It is possible to see who has reacted to your comment, if you press on the emoji it will tell you the poster.

Wonderwall23 · 07/03/2025 20:58

On babycentre you can see how many people have 'liked' the post. I quite liked that when I was on the site because you can gauge the majority view fairly easily.

So sometimes I'd read a post and there would be loads of comments....then suddenly someone would come along as a voice of reason (IMO) and their comment would get 20 likes or whatever and that comment stands out amongst the others. You don't get that on MN.

WeylandYutani · 07/03/2025 20:33

WilfredsPies · 07/03/2025 20:32

Bloody hell, that’s awful.

I’d hope it was a case of fat fingers rather than that level of shittiness.

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In my case, the person was putting a laugh react to every comment I made.

WilfredsPies · 07/03/2025 20:32

lnks · 07/03/2025 12:39

I’ve received the laugh emoji when talking about my disability. You’re not one of those are you?

Bloody hell, that’s awful.

I’d hope it was a case of fat fingers rather than that level of shittiness.

WeGotCows · 07/03/2025 20:28

WeylandYutani · 07/03/2025 20:14

Me too.
I don't think there is much point in a disagree button.

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Probably not. Twats would still rather laugh at things like disability!

Hitchinkitchen · 07/03/2025 20:25

Never thought to use the laugh emoji for any other reason than to acknowledge a very funny comment. It’s the same with text and WhatsApp messages.

WeylandYutani · 07/03/2025 20:23

InvisibilityCloakActivated · 07/03/2025 20:21

I think a sympathy/hug button would be a good addition too. There are times when someone is mentioning an unpleasant childhood, poor relationship with parent, domestic abuse or similar and none of the available reactions (clap, thumbs up, love, laugh) is appropriate, people might not know what to say but might just want the poster to know they have been seen or their experience has been heard.

I like that and think it is a great idea.
I do think reacts that could make someone feel like shit have no place here.

InvisibilityCloakActivated · 07/03/2025 20:21

I think a sympathy/hug button would be a good addition too. There are times when someone is mentioning an unpleasant childhood, poor relationship with parent, domestic abuse or similar and none of the available reactions (clap, thumbs up, love, laugh) is appropriate, people might not know what to say but might just want the poster to know they have been seen or their experience has been heard.

HaddyAbrams · 07/03/2025 20:16

No thank you. If you disagree with someone then tell them why. You never know, they might learn something from you. Just a disagree button is childish and unnecessary.

WeylandYutani · 07/03/2025 20:14

WeGotCows · 07/03/2025 20:11

I have too!
Makes sense now, some people are proper cunty like that!

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Me too.
I don't think there is much point in a disagree button.

WeGotCows · 07/03/2025 20:11

lnks · 07/03/2025 12:39

I’ve received the laugh emoji when talking about my disability. You’re not one of those are you?

I have too!
Makes sense now, some people are proper cunty like that!

ErrolTheDragon · 07/03/2025 20:09

B1indEye · 07/03/2025 20:03

Does the app stop you getting notifications that you've had a reaction?

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No, but you can turn them off in the settings. You’ve just reminded me to do this.

Deedeesharpwhatkindoflady · 07/03/2025 20:08

lnks · 07/03/2025 12:39

I’ve received the laugh emoji when talking about my disability. You’re not one of those are you?

I'm sorry you received that , there's no need for that .
If someone disagrees with a post state why or move on.

WeylandYutani · 07/03/2025 20:08

I posted on a thread about how my autism affected me, and someone did a laugh react on it. It was obviously not a funny post but it seems some are using it in a way it was not intended.

SunsetCocktails · 07/03/2025 20:04

@B1indEye you don't get any notifications on the app (to my knowledge anyway, I certainly don't)

B1indEye · 07/03/2025 20:03

SunsetCocktails · 07/03/2025 19:43

Those of us who use the app can't see any of the reactions anyway so it seems pretty pointless to me. Laugh away at my posts, I'll be none the wiser.

Does the app stop you getting notifications that you've had a reaction?

Roosmarjin · 07/03/2025 19:47

I used to help moderate a forum where they removed the disagree button. They found it improved discussion as people weren't just disagreeing and not leaving comments

SunsetCocktails · 07/03/2025 19:43

Those of us who use the app can't see any of the reactions anyway so it seems pretty pointless to me. Laugh away at my posts, I'll be none the wiser.

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/03/2025 19:42

ErrolTheDragon · 07/03/2025 19:40

Sorry, I’m getting to be a grumpy old woman at the moment…. Maybe that’s why I don’t want overly easy negative reactions on MN.

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😄💕 that's okay, I'm grumpy at men tbh, even when I see one pass by me I want to downvote their existence

ErrolTheDragon · 07/03/2025 19:40

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/03/2025 19:30

😭😭 omg okay

Tbf I've been on mumsnet for about a year, maybe a little more, so didn't realise that reactions were a newer thing

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Sorry, I’m getting to be a grumpy old woman at the moment…. Maybe that’s why I don’t want overly easy negative reactions on MN.

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hairyunicorn · 07/03/2025 19:35

OnlyHerefortheBiscuits · 07/03/2025 18:26

I think making it all viewable by others on the thread would be helpful.

It would save the many posts of quotes that say:

"This."

Make it visible now @OnlyHerefortheBiscuits now that's really controversial!

No doubt the masses will be along to tell you how wrong you are and how much they hate that idea 🙄

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BIWI · 07/03/2025 19:32

@OhNoPleaseNotScabies you’ve used the laugh button too. Care to explain why?

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/03/2025 19:30

ErrolTheDragon · 07/03/2025 19:28

We’ve managed perfectly well without any of these silly ‘reactions’ for decades, of course we don’t ’really need this’.

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😭😭 omg okay

Tbf I've been on mumsnet for about a year, maybe a little more, so didn't realise that reactions were a newer thing

ErrolTheDragon · 07/03/2025 19:28

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/03/2025 19:17

Yanbu, we really need this

Could also be good to see how many times a comment has been liked

We’ve managed perfectly well without any of these silly ‘reactions’ for decades, of course we don’t ’really need this’.