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To think we should have the option to have the laughing emoji on our threads

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Petpeeveoftheday · 04/12/2025 19:47

Just that. Why can't we have an option to have the laughing emoji's on if we want and off if we don't?

I've some really funny ( not bitchy, just genuinely funny ) comments lately. I miss being able to laugh react to ones that amused me

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JudgeBread · 04/12/2025 21:30

Isittimeformynapyet · 04/12/2025 21:25

@JudgeBread you answered my question. How do you know people are doing this unless you do it yourself?

Because people will post a support emoji on a post that it makes no sense to do so on. You know how people will sarcastically go "aww bless". It's like that in digital form.

It doesn't bother me, because I was never bothered by the sarcastic laugh emojis either. But people definitely do it.

Tigerbalmshark · 04/12/2025 21:29

AwfullyGood · 04/12/2025 21:20

I guess I just don't understand.

I just couldn't take that much meaning from an emoji or be that vested in what anyone on an forum thinks of my posts.

How do people deal with the big stuff in life if an emoji causes that much difficulty? I just cannot comprehend it being such an issue.

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It was often posts about “the big stuff in life” - somebody would post about a recent stillbirth, or having MH problems as a result of CSA, and get a load of laughing emojis. It was bullying.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:27

Isittimeformynapyet · 04/12/2025 21:25

@JudgeBread you answered my question. How do you know people are doing this unless you do it yourself?

This doesn't make sense.

Perhaps she knows because someone did it to her?

Isittimeformynapyet · 04/12/2025 21:25

@JudgeBread you answered my question. How do you know people are doing this unless you do it yourself?

Glitchymn1 · 04/12/2025 21:25

I thought they said no to making any emojis viewable too?
I think it’s a bit ridiculous as you could send flowers /support in a sarcastic way.
If an emoji can affect you that much, you really need to step away from the internet for your own sanity.

Sleetandice533 · 04/12/2025 21:25

Surely if people were using it in a mocking way it doesn’t make sense to prevent people from using it in a good way to acknowledge humour? I think it’s a shame it’s gone.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:25

AwfullyGood · 04/12/2025 21:20

I guess I just don't understand.

I just couldn't take that much meaning from an emoji or be that vested in what anyone on an forum thinks of my posts.

How do people deal with the big stuff in life if an emoji causes that much difficulty? I just cannot comprehend it being such an issue.

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Someone laugh reacted to me when I was talking about a very recent (at the time) bereavement.

It did wind me up but I just quietly reported them, because the internet is full of trolls and idiots and always will be.

I get that everyone's different and that it would've been a huge trigger for some people, but again, that's all the more reason why MNHQ should make it so they can turn reactions off.

JudgeBread · 04/12/2025 21:22

People are just sarcastically using the support emoji now instead, the whole concept of secret emojis is stupid and needs to be rethought. It should just be public, if people get upset because that becomes a popularity contest that's their problem for being so fucking pathetic that they think online points matter.

Isittimeformynapyet · 04/12/2025 21:21

Has anyone had a sarcastic bouquet of flowers emoji? I wondered if the same thing would happen with that.

I miss the laugh.

AwfullyGood · 04/12/2025 21:20

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 04/12/2025 21:07

Because posters were using it to mock and belittle.

I had a few from a particular poster. It felt horrible.

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I guess I just don't understand.

I just couldn't take that much meaning from an emoji or be that vested in what anyone on an forum thinks of my posts.

How do people deal with the big stuff in life if an emoji causes that much difficulty? I just cannot comprehend it being such an issue.

EchoedSilence · 04/12/2025 21:20

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:14

No it wasn’t. It was via monitoring that MNHQ were doing that led to it being removed.

Such a snide post. Are you someone who wants to be able to mock and humiliate other posters?

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No I'm just fed up of MNHQ listening to the chosen few.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:15

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:11

But how would it work if you had it turned on? That would mean you’d be free to belittle and humiliate other posters?

Definitely not.

No, I think the OP means you could turn it off so people can't react to your posts.

Or turn off individual reactions so they can't laugh react if you won't want them to.

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:14

EchoedSilence · 04/12/2025 21:07

It was the head girls of MN who got it removed.

No it wasn’t. It was via monitoring that MNHQ were doing that led to it being removed.

Such a snide post. Are you someone who wants to be able to mock and humiliate other posters?

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:13

Herewegoagainandagainandagain · 04/12/2025 21:04

Modern MN at its finest, a tiny vocal minority with manufactured grievances shouting loud enough to get the laugh emoji removed from everyone instead of just using a report button.

So clearly you’re someone who wants to be free to mock other posters?

MNHQ were very clear that they’d been monitoring how the laugh reaction was being used for quite some time. So it definitely wasn’t a minority of people who had an issue with it.

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:11

But how would it work if you had it turned on? That would mean you’d be free to belittle and humiliate other posters?

Definitely not.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:09

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 04/12/2025 21:07

Because posters were using it to mock and belittle.

I had a few from a particular poster. It felt horrible.

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It would be good then if MNHQ brought it back but made it so posters can turn it off.

Isayitasitis · 04/12/2025 21:09

Absolutely. But people are crying over it being used as a bullying tool as if you can't do it on Facebook or other social media.

People online are just that. People all hiding behind anonymity including myself. The laugh emoji means eff all to me.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 04/12/2025 21:07

AwfullyGood · 04/12/2025 20:20

I still can't believe that we live in a world where it had to be removed.

It's an emoji ffs!

Because posters were using it to mock and belittle.

I had a few from a particular poster. It felt horrible.

EchoedSilence · 04/12/2025 21:07

It was the head girls of MN who got it removed.

Herewegoagainandagainandagain · 04/12/2025 21:04

Modern MN at its finest, a tiny vocal minority with manufactured grievances shouting loud enough to get the laugh emoji removed from everyone instead of just using a report button.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:04

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:02

Hard ‘no’. Unfortunately there were too many nasty posters who took advantage of the reactions being private, to mock and humiliate other posters.

There have been so many threads recently about how horrible Mumsnet is becoming - acknowledged by @JustineMumsnet - and the laugh reaction only fuelled the nasty posters.

But surely that's a reason for MNHQ to make it so posters can turn the reactions off, which is what the OP is advocating for?

Or to make them public, so whoever is being nasty can be seen by all.

BIWI · 04/12/2025 21:02

Hard ‘no’. Unfortunately there were too many nasty posters who took advantage of the reactions being private, to mock and humiliate other posters.

There have been so many threads recently about how horrible Mumsnet is becoming - acknowledged by @JustineMumsnet - and the laugh reaction only fuelled the nasty posters.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 21:02

Suednymph · 04/12/2025 21:00

I so miss the laughing emoji. I vote bring it back. I also vote turning off ANY quoting of the original posters opening post on any thread.

At least they've collapsed the original post when it's quoted now, so you only see the first line or so.

Suednymph · 04/12/2025 21:00

I so miss the laughing emoji. I vote bring it back. I also vote turning off ANY quoting of the original posters opening post on any thread.

CandyCayne · 04/12/2025 20:52

AromanticSpices · 04/12/2025 20:39

If you haven't read any of the many threads about why the reaction symbol was removed, please do so to avoid rehashing the same old posts for the 100th time.

Obviously if you're not actually interested in the reasons and just want to let everyone know what you think based on what you've guessed then feel free to do that.

And what if they have read the threads and do know the reasons but still disagree?

My personal opinion is that it should be brought back but made public.

Other opinions may vary, which is what chat forums are all about 🤷‍♂️