like

But that potential is already there on sites which use "+" and "-" scoring, and I have yet to see any real "bullying" - or even badly hurt feelings!

It's just the case of having a slightly thicker skin, remembering this is not RL, and no amount of name-calling, or negative votes should really get you down.

The 'option' to see or not see any voting was what I think MNHQ agreed to do, and for those who are minded not to want to use/see it, it should make not a jot of difference.

Anyway, until such time as there is a trial, who knows how MN and their Tech staff will decide exactly what will and will not be done. Best wait and see, I think.

WHAT DO WE WANT?

NOTHING!

WHEN DO WE WANT IT?

NEVER!

THUMBS DOWN

wow - that was weird. I put 'thumbs down' in double square brackets

GetOrfMoiRing Sun 05-Aug-12 15:58:11
I would want to know WHO gave me the thumbs down

DOWN

I would want to know WHO gave me the thumbs down

My posts are fucking shite so I would cry as well.

It would work for me. I don't want people to give me the big thumbs down every time I posted. It would make me cry

This was all discussed wasn't it on that mammoth thread - I think people said that opting out must mean that nobody could like/dislike your posts. Which wouldn't work would it?

Yes. How could you not want to see

Unless opting out meant opting out and others did not have the option of liking or disliking your posts

I just think it would create all sorts of bad feeling.

It is a moot point to say you could hide it.

Nobody would hide it because the nosiness in seeing how many people have thumbed up/thumbed down your posts would take over,

I don't think it is a good idea or necessary. It would remind me of the knuckledraggers who post inflammaroty comments on the Daily Mail and then see gleefully 'bring on the red flags'.

I think it is to engage the lurkers, or so Justine said on the last thread.

Cue a load of people saying stuff like 'we don't give a fuck about lurkers'

I always associate 'thumbs' with the fuckwits who comment on the 'Add A fucking stupid and bigoted Comment' section of my local newspaper's website.

That's what I don't get.

It's a good idea which will enrich the MNing experience because...

I honestly can't think of any way in which it will improve things.

But, as networkguy rightly points out - those who don't want it, don't have to use it.

But others will still 'rate' your posts, right? so how will that make you feel?

But why?? I'm still struggling with this.

Why, why, why do you want it so much?

Given the proposal was to make it optional, you can all rest assured you'll never see any thumbs up / thumbs down info if you prefer not to...

Making it an option negates so many reasons people have put forward for not wanting it at all, I find it puzzling there is still so much argument still going on.

soooooooooo not my point, you naughty naughty thing!

Hecate......you just sold it to me

BRING ON THE THUMBS!

It really will make this place like a fight club, a Roman Arena of pain and flame.

This thumbs thing. Would you see who gave them? so Hecate, Honey, cat and teamgb gave networkguy a big thumbs...

Oh, can you imagine? The paranoia? The pettyness? Downing a poster on every thread because you don't like them?

the threads about having been given thumbs down? Oh dear god the threads! AIBU to think that everyone giving me thumbs down is BULLYING MEEEEEEEE...

I could be swayed by thumbs......but NEVER a like.

It will be an absolute pleasure to remind MNHQ about them running a trial of this, after the comments which seem to suggest it can never happen.

Don't want. Shan't have. Ner.

I've told you once and I'll tell you again:

Honeydragon

Don't care was made to care

Don't care was hung

Don't care was put in a pot and boiled till he was done.................